Humby Surname

212,798th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,935 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8451:65,9397,656
Canada5981:61,6157,211
South Africa1651:328,35030,751
Australia931:290,27625,669
United States811:4,474,802235,715
New Zealand761:59,5839,301
Ireland201:235,4479,345
Wales181:171,91811,581
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Sweden101:984,67673,605
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
France11:66,422,722504,397
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5401:45,1405,624
Jersey151:3,459578
Wales81:196,0527,186
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

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.

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

(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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Places in Lincolnshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Lincolnshire.

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

Humby Last Name Facts

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

The surname Humby occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Humby? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 212,798th most commonly used surname on earth, held by around 1 in 3,766,174 people. Humby is mostly found 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 commonly occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 14 people.

This last name is most frequently used in England, where it is borne by 845 people, or 1 in 65,939. In England it is primarily found in: Hampshire, where 38 percent are found, Kent, where 8 percent are found and Greater London, where 5 percent are found. Beside England this surname is found in 22 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 31 percent are found and South Africa, where 9 percent are found.

Humby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Humby has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Humby last name increased 156 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 426 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 400 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 225 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Humby Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Humby last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Humby surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Humbey91481/
Humbys916/
Chumby912/
Humbay911/
Humboy911/
Umby895/
Chumbay83441/
Humbaay83266/
Chumbey839/
Chumbuy831/
Houmbyh831/
Humbe807,502/
Humba804,198/
Umbay802,158/
Humbi801,877/
Gumby80208/
Umbey80120/
Umbiy8028/
Umboy8017/
Homby807/
Himby804/
Hunby800/
Khumbhiy77142/
Houmbouy7717/
Houmbaya771/
Chumba7316,954/
Chumbe737,086/
Humber733,485/
Chumbi732,156/
Haumba731,421/
Khumbi731,119/
Gumbay73973/
Houmba73951/
Ahumbe73395/
Homboy73250/
Umbaya73145/
Khumbe7394/
Houmbi7377/
Humbid7357/
Humbit7346/
Houmbe7338/
Humway7320/
Huembe7316/
Gumboy7313/
Humbet739/
Hummbe737/
Humbed736/
Humbeh735/
Chumvy734/
Humbai734/
Heumba734/
Heumbe733/
Humbes733/
Hombay733/
Jumbay733/
Humbhe732/
Haumbe732/
Jumboy732/
Heumbi732/
Humbeu731/
Hunmbe731/
Himbey731/
Gumbey731/
Hunmba731/
Huimbi731/
Himbay731/
Oumbey731/
Jumbey731/
Haunby730/
Umba67206,202/
Chumbes673,991/
Umbe671,335/
Chumber671,276/
Umbi671,143/
Chaumba67805/
Omby67273/
Chumbez67265/
Houmbie67219/
Chaumbe67206/
Chuumba67169/
Chombey67110/
Chumbei6766/
Imby6747/
Chumbis6747/
Chombay6726/
Chumbee6715/
Unby6713/
Choumbe6712/
Chumbid6712/
Chumbio6711/
Houmbet6710/
Khumbai679/
Ehoumbe679/
Chumbit679/
Goumbey678/
Gumbaya678/
Heumber676/
Chumbip676/
Choumba675/
Chuimbe675/
Chumway674/
Humberh674/
Chuimba673/
Cheumbe672/
Cheumba672/
Choumbi672/
Joumbey672/
Chhumbe671/
Humbest671/
Utembay671/
Chuumbi671/
Chunmba671/
Chumbaa671/
Houmbeu671/
Houmbio671/
Hounmbe671/
Khumbee671/
Goumbay671/
Chumbiz671/
Chumbii671/
Umwy671/
Chumbai671/
Humbeer671/
Hummber670/
Hummway670/

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