Homfray Surname

996,001st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 257 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1231:452,99229,924
Australia691:391,24231,907
Wales421:73,6796,340
Scotland101:535,38220,332
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England601:406,25624,311
Wales161:98,0264,293

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.

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

= Humphrey, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the French Homme—vrai, a true man.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Joslin Onfrey or Onfroy, Norm. 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Roger, Walter, Thomas Humfrey, &c., of England, c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

From the Old Norse, Holmfriðr; from the German, Humpfer, Humphrey; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Omfray926/
Hamfray864/
Homfrey862/
Hemfray860/
Honfray860/
Chamfray8052/
Humffray8015/
Humfrays801/
Onfray77662/
Hamfry7718/
Honfry776/
Humfry776/
Humfra771/
Amfray771/
Homfre770/
Hemfry770/
Homphraya7561/
Champfray751/
Humfrey71414/
Hamfrey71100/
Hemfrey7133/
Gonfray7119/
Honfrey718/
Humpfry717/
Homfris715/
Honfroy715/
Homphry711/
Humfraz711/
Chamfra711/
Hanfray710/
Humfrys710/
Chanfray67160/
Chamfroy67153/
Chomphra67113/
Humphray6788/
Humpfrey6742/
Homphrey6719/
Humfreys6711/
Omfri679/
Onfry678/
Homphrys677/
Amfry672/
Hamffrey672/
Homfhris671/
Humphfry671/
Humffrey671/
Humfrhey671/
Hamphray671/
Hampfrey671/
Emfry670/
Umfra670/
Umfry670/

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