Humphery Surname

224,803rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,809 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Aruba

Humphery Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Humphrey.' The spelling of this name varied much; more frequently than not there was no aspirate. Sometimes also it is set down as Unfrey, but the interchange of courtesies between n and m is common in nomenclature.

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Humphery Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria7801:227,10613,335
United States6751:536,97644,579
Australia1661:162,62516,859
England801:696,47639,547
Liberia181:244,91915,115
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
Peru101:3,178,41230,046
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Jamaica31:956,64910,513
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
China21:683,660,78330,601
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland151:295,32411,912
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2791:87,3679,159
Wales61:261,4039,165
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3921:128,10912,343

Humphery (4,244) may also be a first name.

Humphery 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.' The spelling of this name varied much; more frequently than not there was no aspirate. Sometimes also it is set down as Unfrey, but the interchange of courtesies between n and m is common in nomenclature.

John Hunfray, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Henry fil. Umfridi. Oxfordshire, ibid.

Peter Umfry, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Umfrey le Gerische, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Richard Humfrey, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Thomas Howmfra, 1379; Yorkshire.

Humfridus de Bassingbourn. Calendarium Rotulorum Patentium in Turri Londinensi.

John Humphreson, parish of Winwick, 1603: Wills at Chester.

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

= Humfrey, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The personal name.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(Anglo—Saxon.) From Humfred, that is, house—peace—a lovely and happy name.

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

Humphrey,Humphreys. —Rarely found north of a line drawn from the Wash to the Dee. Humphrey is confined to the eastern half of the area, in Berks, Norfolk, Surrey, Sussex, etc. Humphreys characterises the western half, being most numerous in North Wales, and after that in Shropshire, Gloucestershire, Wiltshire, etc. Both are rare or absent in the four south - western counties.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Humphery Last Name Facts

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

The surname Humphery is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Humphery click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Humphery? popularity and diffusion

It is the 224,803rd most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 4,028,494 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 45 percent of Humphery reside; 44 percent reside in West Africa and 43 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Humphery is also the 106,379th most widely held forename world-wide It is held by 4,244 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 780 people, or 1 in 227,106. In Nigeria Humphery is most common in: Rivers, where 23 percent are found, Kano, where 17 percent are found and Abia, where 9 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this last name exists in 39 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 37 percent are found and Australia, where 9 percent are found.

Humphery Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Humphery has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Humphery last name expanded 172 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 71 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 25 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Humphery Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Humphery last name is principally Catholic (60%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Humphery surname are 0.29% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.94% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Humphery earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 55.26% less than the national average, earning S/. 8,672 per year; in South Africa they earn 320.65% more than the national average, earning R 999,636 per year; in United States they earn 16.89% less than the national average, earning $35,860 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.26% less than the national average, earning $41,605 CAD per year.

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