Bumfrey Surname

1,434,893rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 150 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Bumfrey Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'Ap-Humphrey' (Welsh), i.e. the son of Humphrey; v. Boumphrey and Pumphrey.

1633. Roger Bomfrey and Susanna Ivery: Marriage Lic. (Westminster).

Bumfrey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1481:376,47326,505
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England891:273,88119,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Bumfrey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'Ap-Humphrey' (Welsh), i.e. the son of Humphrey; v. Boumphrey and Pumphrey.

1633. Roger Bomfrey and Susanna Ivery: Marriage Lic. (Westminster).

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

Bumfrey Last Name Facts

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

Bumfrey is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of Bumfrey click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bumfrey? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,434,893rd most commonly occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 48,583,639 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Bumfrey are found; 99 percent are found in Northern Europe and 99 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most commonly occurring in England, where it is borne by 148 people, or 1 in 376,473. In England Bumfrey is primarily concentrated in: Norfolk, where 61 percent live, Gloucestershire, where 9 percent live and Greater London, where 6 percent live. Not including England Bumfrey exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Czechia, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Bumfrey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bumfrey has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Bumfrey surname grew 166 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boumfrey930/
Bumfry920/
Bumphrey80177/
Bumphfry801/
Bumfrees800/
Bunfre771/
Bumfri771/
Boumphrey7558/
Bumphry711/
Bonfrey710/
Bunfree710/
Bunfred710/
Bomphrey6730/
Bumphray675/
Bumphrett630/
Bonfre6241/
Bonfry620/
Baumfrisch5939/
Vumphfress590/
Bonfree572/
Bonfray571/
Bomphray5354/
Womphrey5313/
Vhumphry530/

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