USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Jefferson is a patronymic surname meaning “son of Jeffrey, Jeffers, or Jeff.” Jeffrey is a variant of Geoffrey, meaning “peaceful place, ” from gawia, meaning “territory” and frid, meaning “peace.” Geoffrey is also a possible variant of the Norman personal name Godfrey, meaning “God’s peace” or “peaceful ruler."

Detailed explanation-2: -Jefferson is a masculine name of Old English origin, meaning “son of Jeffrey.” This stately surname has been used as a first name centuries before today’s surname trend.

Detailed explanation-3: -Thomas Jefferson, a spokesman for democracy, was an American Founding Father, the principal author of the Declaration of Independence (1776), and the third President of the United States (1801–1809).

Detailed explanation-4: -Thomas Jefferson did not have a middle name. The absence of a middle name was not unusual for the time period or for the Jefferson family. Only two of Jefferson’s nine siblings had middle names (Peter Field and Anna Scott).