Humphray Surname

1,994,173rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 88 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Humphray 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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Humphray Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England701:795,97243,050
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland411:91,2984,744
England111:2,215,94364,354
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Humphray (78) may also be a first name.

Humphray 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

Hum- appears to point to the personal name Hum-frid, 'great for peace,' but the older Teutonic seems to point to the tribal name 'Hun,' Hunfrid, Hun peace.' The Scots form is usually Umphray, which see. As forename: Umfried Campbell, 1514 (Ros, 98).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

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

Humphray Last Name Facts

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

The last name Humphray is found most frequently in England. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Humphray? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,994,173rd most common family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 82,813,022 people. Humphray is mostly found in Europe, where 84 percent of Humphray live; 84 percent live in Northern Europe and 84 percent live in British Isles. Humphray is also the 1,091,646th most commonly used given name globally It is held by 78 people.

The last name is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 70 people, or 1 in 795,972. In England Humphray is primarily found in: Merseyside, where 44 percent reside, Hampshire, where 23 percent reside and Isle of Wight, where 13 percent reside. Beside England Humphray is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 7 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.

Humphray Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Humphray has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 636 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it decreased 75 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 90 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Humphray Last Name Statistics demography

Humphray earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 41.49% more than the national average, earning $61,050 USD per year.

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Umphray9333/
Humphrey8894,241/
Humphrys882,462/
Humphrae88128/
Humphruy8813/
Humphfry881/
Humphras881/
Humphriy881/
Humphroy881/
Chumphra881/
Humprays880/
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Humphrap880/
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Umphry8619/
Umpray864/
Humpra861/
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Homphraya8261/
Khumphrae8222/
Humphfrey829/
Chumphrae828/
Humphriey825/
Humpphrey824/
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Humphrieye780/
Umpra77107/
Umpry770/
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Humphres75522/
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Chomphra75113/
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Humphrei752/
Humfrays751/
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Chumprai751/
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Chunphrat7153/
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Humfra711/
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Humpphrei711/
Unphry711/
Humphreus711/
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Jumpra711/
Umprhy710/
Humphrezs710/
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Humprreys710/
Huenphrey710/
Unphrai67485/
Humfrey67414/
Homfray67257/
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Imphrai67229/
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Omphroy67106/
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Humpris677/
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Himpriy671/
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Humpriz671/
Humfraz671/
Chompra671/
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