Jefferson

English Etymology From en Jeffrey son. The placenames in the United States are named for Thomas Jefferson. Pronunciation en /ˈd͡ʒɛfəsən/ UK en /ˈd͡ʒɛfɚsən/ US en En-au-Jefferson.ogg AU Proper noun ~ s en countable en English patronymics; en US politics used specifically of Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826), the third president of the United States, principal author of the US Declaration of Independence (1776), and one of the most influential founders of the United States. en 2011-10-28 Alonzo L. Hamby Would Jefferson Make the Cut? w:The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2011/10/23/do-good-debaters-make-good-presidents/would-jefferson-make-the-cut Clearly quite a number of past chief executives would have been TV washouts. Jefferson, for example, is acknowledged to have been a terrible public speaker, Madison an unimpressive little man in voice and appearance. https://web.archive.org/web/20210808062922/https://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2011/10/23/do-good-debaters-make-good-presidents/would-jefferson-make-the-cut en Autumn Spanne Check out these crazy rock formations across the United States w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/crazy-rock-formations 2018-07-17 Revered by the Monacan tribe as a sacred place, Natural Bridge was later purchased by Thomas Jefferson, who kept it in his estate for the rest of his life. https://web.archive.org/web/20251217005651/https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/crazy-rock-formations 17 December 2025 en 2019-11-28 John S. Gardner American Dialogue review: elegant history meets the Trump era w:The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/nov/28/american-dialogue-review-history-founders-politics-trump-era Ellis starts with Jefferson and race, writing that the Virginian, who began his career with a failed attempt to make emancipation easier, was “thoroughly embedded in the twin American dilemmas of slavery and racism […]”. en countable en male surnames. en number of places c/USA: en ucomm co/Marengo County s/Alabama. en ucomm co/Jefferson County s/Arkansas. en ucomm co/Park County s/Colorado. en city/county seat co/Jackson County s/Georgia. en ucomm twp:Suf/Washington co/Clinton County s/Indiana. en city/county seat co/Greene County s/Iowa. en ucomm co/Montgomery County s/Kansas. en CDP co/Jefferson Parish s/Louisiana. en town co/Lincoln County s/Maine. en CDP co/Frederick County s/Maryland. en village town:pref/Holden co/Worcester County s/Massachusetts. en ucomm twp:Suf/Jefferson co/Houston County s/Minnesota. en town co/Coos County s/New Hampshire. en town/and/CDP therein, in co/Schoharie County s/New York. en town/county seat co/Ashe County s/North Carolina. en village/county seat co/Ashtabula County s/Ohio. en small town co/Grant County s/Oklahoma. en city co/Marion County s/Oregon. en borough in co/Greene County s/Pennsylvania. en borough in co/York County s/Pennsylvania. en town co/Chesterfield County s/South Carolina. en minor city co/Union County s/South Dakota. en city/county seat co/Marion County s/Texas. en CDP co/Kanawha County s/West Virginia. en town co/Green County s/Wisconsin. en city/county seat co/Jefferson County s/Wisconsin. en town co/Jefferson County s/Wisconsin the city is partially within it. en town co/Monroe County s/Wisconsin. en town co/Vernon County s/Wisconsin. en A number of <<townships>> in the <<c/USA>>, listed under Jefferson Township. en Jefferson Parish. en Jefferson County. en Jefferson City. en community co/Cardston County p/Alberta c/Canada. Derived terms en County of Jefferson Jefferson City Jefferson County Jefferson Davis Jefferson Davis County Jefferson Davis Parish Jefferson disk Jeffersonian jeffersonite Jefferson-Jackson dinner Jefferson method Jefferson Parish Jeffersontown Thomas Jefferson Jeffersonville Parish of Jefferson Port Jefferson Related terms en Jeffers Translations surname Arabic: ar جَفَرْسُون m f Bengali: bn জেফারসন jepharsôn Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 傑斐遜 Jiéfěixùn Georgian: ka ჯეფერსონი Hebrew: he ג׳פרסון m f Hindi: hi जेफरसन m f Japanese: ja ジェファーソン Jefāson Korean: ko ^제퍼슨 Lithuanian: lt Džefersonas Macedonian: mk Џеферсон m f Marathi: mr जेफरसन Russian: ru Дже́фферсон m f Telugu: te జెఫెర్సన్ Thai: th เจฟเฟอร์สัน jèef-fəə-sǎn Statistics According to the 2010 United States Census, Jefferson is the 615th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 55,179 individuals. Jefferson is most common among Black (74.2%) individuals. Noun en slang US A two-dollar bill. en And the Angels Sing 210 J. Madison Davis 1996 "Gambling's not my form of masochism," said Carl. "Huh?" "So how much?" "The wad's mostly ones. Some Jeffersons. Two or three Abes." Further reading en eponyms en Individuals Spanish Etymology es :ubor en:Jefferson + 1 Pronunciation Yéferson + Proper noun m es male English Tagalog Etymology tl :bor en:Jefferson + 1 Pronunciation Jéferson Proper noun Jéffersón dyipirsun tl male English < surnames