Alfrey Surname

235,214th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,711 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Alfrey Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. — the son of Alfrey, 'i.e. Alfred. Alfried. Alfred, Alfrey; compare Godfrey. Godfried, Humfrey, Humfreid: Yonge.

Elferus Tannator, Sussex 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Ricardus Alfray, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

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Alfrey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4921:242,93523,178
England1531:364,17025,923
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England601:406,25624,311
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2321:216,46018,492

Alfrey (125) may also be a first name.

Alfrey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. — the son of Alfrey, 'i.e. Alfred. Alfried. Alfred, Alfrey; compare Godfrey. Godfried, Humfrey, Humfreid: Yonge.

Elferus Tannator, Sussex 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Ricardus Alfray, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Thomas Allray, 1379: ibid.

Haldefrus fil. Hugh. Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

1666. Mickepher Alphrey and Mary Wood: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

1679. Sampson Winckworth and Mary Alfrey: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Probably a corruption of Alfred; or it may be local, though I cannot discover any place so designated. The name belongs, I think, almost exclusively to Sussex. The forms AElfer, Alfere, and Alferus occur before 1086 in that county. Domesd.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Robert Alveré, paid an amerciament at Caen 1195, and Benedict Alvaré in the Bessin(Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). The name was a patronymic derived from Alvered or Auvré. Robert Aufré or Alfré was a juror in Sussex 1284. (Suss. Arch. Coll. xx. 4.) Thomas Averay was M.P. for Mere 1307.

The Norman People (1874)

Alfrey Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Alfrey Come From? nationality or country of origin

Alfrey is found most frequently in The United States. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Alfrey? popularity and diffusion

It is the 235,214th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 4,259,232 people. The last name Alfrey occurs mostly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Alfrey reside; 78 percent reside in North America and 78 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 832,731st most frequently occurring first name on earth It is held by 125 people.

The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,492 people, or 1 in 242,935. In The United States it is mostly found in: Indiana, where 15 percent reside, Ohio, where 10 percent reside and Texas, where 7 percent reside. Not including The United States it is found in 18 countries. It is also common in England, where 9 percent reside and Australia, where 1 percent reside.

Alfrey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Alfrey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Alfrey last name expanded 643 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 255 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Alfrey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Alfrey last name are 24.89% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 71.66% being registered with the political party.

The amount Alfrey earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.69% more than the national average, earning $45,171 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.38% more than the national average, earning $57,822 CAD per year.

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Hallfrey861/
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Alfrejat716/
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Alfreihi714/
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D'Alfred711/
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