Question - Is the surname JEFFERIES/JEFFERYS/JEFFERY considered an English surname and/or Welsh since Bristol is so near Wales??       I ask this because my granddaughter married into a family with the surname JEFFERY.  They have no idea of the ethnic origins of the surname.  They are light blond/reddish curly hair, freckles, very fair skin tones and blue eyes.        Actually, we are of Irish origins and still have family living in the Republic.  This is very like our family with the exception of a few we call "Black" Irish; very black hair, blue eyes and sallow complexion.        Since we have data for our Irish families back to the 1770s, my granddaughter Molly would love to start research for her children re: their paternal side.       Any advice is most welcome. Mary Ellen Chambers Lakewood, OH