Jeffcoat Family History
Jeffcoat Name Meaning
English: variant of Jeffcock from the personal name Geff (see Jeff ) + the Middle English diminutive suffix -cock(e). Alternatively from a diminutive of Geva a pet form of Geneviève. Jevecok became Jevcok and was then assimilated (with devoicing of /v/ to /f/) to Jeffcock.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022