Homfray Surname
Approximately 257 people bear this surname
Homfray Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Humphrey,' which see. The variants of this name are very numerous.
Homfray Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 123 | 1:452,992 | 29,924 |
| Australia | 69 | 1:391,242 | 31,907 |
| Wales | 42 | 1:73,679 | 6,340 |
| Scotland | 10 | 1:535,382 | 20,332 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 60 | 1:406,256 | 24,311 |
| Wales | 16 | 1:98,026 | 4,293 |
Homfray Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Humphrey,' which see. The variants of this name are very numerous.
= Humphrey, q.v.
From the French Homme—vrai, a true man.
Joslin Onfrey or Onfroy, Norm. 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Roger, Walter, Thomas Humfrey, &c., of England, c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).
From the Old Norse, Holmfriðr; from the German, Humpfer, Humphrey; a personal name.
Homfray Demographics
Average Homfray Salary in
England
£22,886
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Homfray Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Homfray Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Homfray is most common in England. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Homfray? popularity and diffusion
The surname Homfray is the 996,001st most widespread family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 28,356,210 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 71 percent of Homfray live; 68 percent live in Northern Europe and 68 percent live in British Isles.
The surname Homfray is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 123 people, or 1 in 452,992. In England Homfray is most frequent in: West Midlands, where 46 percent are found, Greater London, where 14 percent are found and Staffordshire, where 11 percent are found. Barring England Homfray occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 27 percent are found and Wales, where 16 percent are found.
Homfray Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Homfray has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Homfray last name grew 205 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 263 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omfray | 92 | 6 | / |
| Hamfray | 86 | 4 | / |
| Homfrey | 86 | 2 | / |
| Hemfray | 86 | 0 | / |
| Honfray | 86 | 0 | / |
| Chamfray | 80 | 52 | / |
| Humffray | 80 | 15 | / |
| Humfrays | 80 | 1 | / |
| Onfray | 77 | 662 | / |
| Hamfry | 77 | 18 | / |
| Honfry | 77 | 6 | / |
| Humfry | 77 | 6 | / |
| Humfra | 77 | 1 | / |
| Amfray | 77 | 1 | / |
| Homfre | 77 | 0 | / |
| Hemfry | 77 | 0 | / |
| Homphraya | 75 | 61 | / |
| Champfray | 75 | 1 | / |
| Humfrey | 71 | 414 | / |
| Hamfrey | 71 | 100 | / |
| Hemfrey | 71 | 33 | / |
| Gonfray | 71 | 19 | / |
| Honfrey | 71 | 8 | / |
| Humpfry | 71 | 7 | / |
| Homfris | 71 | 5 | / |
| Honfroy | 71 | 5 | / |
| Homphry | 71 | 1 | / |
| Humfraz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chamfra | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hanfray | 71 | 0 | / |
| Humfrys | 71 | 0 | / |
| Chanfray | 67 | 160 | / |
| Chamfroy | 67 | 153 | / |
| Chomphra | 67 | 113 | / |
| Humphray | 67 | 88 | / |
| Humpfrey | 67 | 42 | / |
| Homphrey | 67 | 19 | / |
| Humfreys | 67 | 11 | / |
| Omfri | 67 | 9 | / |
| Onfry | 67 | 8 | / |
| Homphrys | 67 | 7 | / |
| Amfry | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hamffrey | 67 | 2 | / |
| Homfhris | 67 | 1 | / |
| Humphfry | 67 | 1 | / |
| Humffrey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Humfrhey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hamphray | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hampfrey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Emfry | 67 | 0 | / |
| Umfra | 67 | 0 | / |
| Umfry | 67 | 0 | / |
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