Humby Surname
Approximately 1,935 people bear this surname
Humby Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Humby.' Great Humby is a chapelry in the parish of Sowerby, Lincolnshire; Little Humby is a hamlet in the parish of Ropsley, Lincolnshire.
Humby Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 845 | 1:65,939 | 7,656 |
| Canada | 598 | 1:61,615 | 7,211 |
| South Africa | 165 | 1:328,350 | 30,751 |
| Australia | 93 | 1:290,276 | 25,669 |
| United States | 81 | 1:4,474,802 | 235,715 |
| New Zealand | 76 | 1:59,583 | 9,301 |
| Ireland | 20 | 1:235,447 | 9,345 |
| Wales | 18 | 1:171,918 | 11,581 |
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 5 | 1:885,973 | 23,404 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 540 | 1:45,140 | 5,624 |
| Jersey | 15 | 1:3,459 | 578 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:196,052 | 7,186 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 19 | 1:2,643,089 | 124,494 |
Humby (14) may also be a first name.
Humby Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Humby.' Great Humby is a chapelry in the parish of Sowerby, Lincolnshire; Little Humby is a hamlet in the parish of Ropsley, Lincolnshire.
(Scandinavian) belonging to Humby (Lincs), Humbie (Haddington, &c.) = 1 Hun’s Settlement [v. under Humbert, and + Old Norse by-r] 2 Hund’s Settlement [Old Norse hund-r, hound, used as a pers. name] The Haddington Humbie was anciently Hundeby.
Places in Lincolnshire.
A location name in Lincolnshire.
Humby Demographics
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Humby Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Humby Come From? nationality or country of origin
Humby is found most frequently in England. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Humby? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 212,798th most commonly used surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 3,766,174 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 47 percent of Humby live; 46 percent live in Northern Europe and 46 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 3,024,661st most prevalent first name in the world, held by 14 people.
The last name is most frequently held in England, where it is held by 845 people, or 1 in 65,939. In England Humby is most numerous in: Hampshire, where 38 percent reside, Kent, where 8 percent reside and Greater London, where 5 percent reside. Apart from England it occurs in 22 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 31 percent reside and South Africa, where 9 percent reside.
Humby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Humby has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Humby last name expanded 156 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 426 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 400 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 225 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Humby Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Humby surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Humby last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.67% being registered with the political party.
The amount Humby earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 34.8% more than the national average, earning R 320,340 per year; in United States they earn 2.81% less than the national average, earning $41,938 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.1% less than the national average, earning $45,162 CAD per year.
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