Jefferson (surname) explained

Jefferson is a surname of English origin. Deriving from Middle English 'Geffreyson' in the Medieval ages.^[1] Notable people with the name include:

Music

• Blind Lemon Jefferson (1893–1929), American Blues musician
• Marshall Jefferson, American musician
• Melissa Jefferson, American singer and rapper known professionally as Lizzo
• Eddie Jefferson, American Jazz vocalist

Sports

• Al Jefferson, American basketball player
• Amile Jefferson, American basketball player
• Brandon Jefferson, American basketball player
• Davon Jefferson (born 1986), American basketball player
• Janae Jefferson (born 1999), American softball player
• Jermar Jefferson (born 2000), American football player
• Jesse Jefferson (1949–2011), American baseball player
• John Jefferson, American football player
• Jordan Jefferson (born 1990), American football player and coach
• Jordan Jefferson (defensive lineman), American football player
• Julian Jefferson, English cricketer
• Justin Jefferson (born 1999), American football player
• Kiki Jefferson (born 2001), American basketball player
• Malik Jefferson, American football player
• Reggie Jefferson, American baseball player
• Richard Jefferson, American basketball player
• Richard Jefferson (cricketer), English cricketer
• Van Jefferson (born 1996), American football player
• Will Jefferson, English cricketer

Government

• Anna V. Jefferson (1926–2011), New York politician
• Luther P. Jefferson (died 1941), American politician from Maryland
• Mose Jefferson, New Orleans politician, older brother of William J. Jefferson
• Roberto Jefferson, Brazilian politician
• Thomas Jefferson, 3rd President of the United States of America
• Wallace B. Jefferson, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas
• William J. Jefferson, Louisiana politician, younger brother of Mose Jefferson

Other

• Ann Jefferson (born 1949), British scholar of French literature
• Arthur Stanley Jefferson, birth name of Stan Laurel (1890–1965), English comic actor
• Atatiana Jefferson (1990–2019), shooting victim of the Fort Worth Police Department
• Charles Edward Jefferson (1860–1937), American Congregational clergyman
• Francis Arthur Jefferson (1921–1982), British recipient of the Victoria Cross
• Geoffrey Jefferson (1886–1961), British neurologist and pioneering neurosurgeon
• George Jefferson, a fictional character from The Jeffersons
• Henry and Robert Jefferson, British wine merchants with Caribbean estates, subjects of The Rum Story, a visitor attraction in Cumbria, England
• Jane Randolph Jefferson, mother of the United States President
• Joseph Jefferson (1829–1905), American actor
• Louise Jefferson, a fictional character from The Jeffersons (wife of George above)
• Margo Jefferson (born 1947), American writer, critic, professor
• Rowley Jefferson, a fictional character from Jeff Kinney's Diary of a Wimpy Kid franchise

Lists of people named Jefferson

• Thomas Jefferson (disambiguation), various people named "Thomas Jefferson"

See also

• Jefferson (disambiguation)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jefferson Name Meaning & Jefferson Family History at Ancestry.com® . Ancestry® . 2019-12-12 .