Jefferson.
An English surname originating as a patronymic; (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.
Meaning & usage
An English surname originating as a patronymic; (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.
A male given name transferred from the surname.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Marengo County, Alabama.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Arkansas.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Park County, Colorado.
A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Jackson County, Georgia.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Washington Township, Clinton County, Indiana.
A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Greene County, Iowa.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Kansas.
A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Lincoln County, Maine.
A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Frederick County, Maryland.
A number of places in the United States: A village in the town of Holden, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Jefferson Township, Houston County, Minnesota.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Coos County, New Hampshire.
A number of places in the United States: A town and census-designated place therein, in Schoharie County, New York.
A number of places in the United States: A town, the county seat of Ashe County, North Carolina.
A number of places in the United States: A village, the county seat of Ashtabula County, Ohio.
A number of places in the United States: A small town in Grant County, Oklahoma.
A number of places in the United States: A city in Marion County, Oregon.
A number of places in the United States: A borough in Greene County, Pennsylvania.
A number of places in the United States: A borough in York County, Pennsylvania.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Chesterfield County, South Carolina.
A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Union County, South Dakota.
A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Marion County, Texas.
A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Kanawha County, West Virginia.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Green County, Wisconsin.
A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Jefferson County, Wisconsin.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Jefferson County, Wisconsin, the city is partially within it.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Monroe County, Wisconsin.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Vernon County, Wisconsin.
A number of places in the United States: A number of townships in the United States, listed under Jefferson Township.
A number of places in the United States: Ellipsis of Jefferson Parish.
A number of places in the United States: Ellipsis of Jefferson County.
A number of places in the United States: Ellipsis of Jefferson City.
A community in Cardston County, Alberta, Canada.
Where this word comes from
From Jeffrey + -son. The placenames in the United States are named for Thomas Jefferson.
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Where this word comes from
From Jeffrey + -son. The placenames in the United States are named for Thomas Jefferson.
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