What is the origin of the name Jefferson?
1: English (northern): patronymic from the Middle English personal name Geffrey or Jeffray (see Jeffrey) + -son. In the late medieval period Geffreyson was increasingly pronounced Jeffrason with shortening of the diphthong [...]
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The life of the late Dr. Benjamin Franklin, written by himself. Together with a number of his humorous, moral, and literary Essays, chiefly in the manner of the Spectator
What is the origin of the name Jefferson?
1: English (northern): patronymic from the Middle English personal name Geffrey or Jeffray (see Jeffrey) + -son. In the late medieval period Geffreyson was increasingly pronounced Jeffrason with shortening of the diphthong [...]