Humphreys Surname

10,170th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55,316 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Antigua and Barbuda

Humphreys 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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Humphreys Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States20,1091:18,0252,283
England18,1161:3,076406
Australia5,4301:4,972720
Wales4,2131:73566
Canada2,1671:17,0032,441
South Africa8281:65,4328,216
Ireland7841:6,006929
New Zealand5791:7,8211,327
Scotland4311:12,4221,657
Nicaragua3811:15,803885
Northern Ireland3351:5,5081,032
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Brazil1801:1,189,30241,172
Argentina1731:247,07220,033
Antigua and Barbuda1581:628104
France1531:434,13562,815
Dominican Republic1001:104,3294,466
Spain941:497,36225,035
Germany871:925,35065,249
Thailand871:811,935130,701
Belize781:4,557813
United Arab Emirates551:166,58712,493
Sweden321:307,71121,451
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Guernsey291:2,222539
Isle of Man271:3,179679
Micronesia241:4,427583
Zimbabwe241:643,26047,966
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Cayman Islands191:3,363451
Greece191:583,14770,237
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
Costa Rica171:281,1813,072
Norway161:321,39331,311
Peru161:1,986,50825,077
Belgium151:766,44363,354
Chile151:1,174,43221,998
Panama141:279,4476,847
Japan131:9,834,17645,186
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Philippines131:7,787,556197,164
Jamaica121:239,1626,359
Finland111:499,70030,478
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
United States Virgin Islands111:10,0341,440
China91:151,924,6187,954
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Trinidad and Tobago91:151,5538,353
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Saint Kitts and Nevis71:7,886671
Gibraltar61:5,659991
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Honduras31:2,938,8147,190
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Monaco31:12,3552,088
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Dominica21:37,946685
Egypt21:45,967,877132,655
Ghana21:13,510,34623,679
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Falkland Islands11:3,132317
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland4341:10,2071,468
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6,5341:3,731532
Wales3,9491:39738
Scotland841:44,5623,225
Isle of Man61:9,045877
Jersey41:12,9712,116
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,0021:12,5481,624

Humphreys (3,783) may also be a first name.

Humphreys 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

Humphrey’s (Son): v. Hum­phrey, Humfrey.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Welsh, English) Descendant of Humphrey (supporter of peace).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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

Humphreys Last Name Facts

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

The last name Humphreys is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Humphreys? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 10,170th most widely held surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 131,744 people. Humphreys occurs predominantly in Europe, where 44 percent of Humphreys are found; 43 percent are found in Northern Europe and 43 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 114,383rd most frequently occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 3,783 people.

It is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 20,109 people, or 1 in 18,025. In The United States it is most frequent in: Texas, where 9 percent are found, California, where 8 percent are found and Florida, where 6 percent are found. Excluding The United States this surname exists in 98 countries. It is also found in England, where 33 percent are found and Australia, where 10 percent are found.

Humphreys Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Humphreys has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 502 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 277 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 107 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 181 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 513 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Humphreys Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Humphreys last name is principally Anglican (45%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Humphreys surname are 16.91% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.68% registered with the political party.

The amount Humphreys earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 5.5% less than the national average, earning 327,053 kr per year; in Peru they earn 41.9% more than the national average, earning S/. 27,508 per year; in South Africa they earn 19.83% more than the national average, earning R 284,760 per year; in United States they earn 1.28% more than the national average, earning $43,701 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.35% more than the national average, earning $51,845 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Humphreyes957/
Humphrieys956/
Humphrreys952/
Humphhreys951/
Humphreyst951/
Heumphreys951/
Humphreyss951/
Hunmphreys951/
Jhumphreys951/
Humphrey9494,241/
Humphrys942,462/
Humphres94522/
Humpreys94229/
Umphreys94102/
Humphreyies9010/
D'Humphreys902/
Humphries8951,562/
Humphress89406/
Humphreis8938/
Homphreys8925/
Hunphreys8915/
Humphrays8913/
Humprheys8912/
Humphfrey899/
Humphfres898/
Humphriey895/
Humpphrey894/
Humpfreys894/
Hunmphrey893/
Humphrrey893/
Humnphrey892/
Hummphrey892/
Humphreyy892/
Huimphrey892/
Humphrees891/
Haumphrey891/
Humbphrey891/
Humhpreys891/
Humphrese891/
Humphreye891/
Humphreus891/
Humphrues891/
Humphruys890/
Humphrzes890/
Humphrezs890/
Humphroys890/
Umphfreys890/
Humprreys890/
Houmphrey890/
Umphrey881,619/
Humphry881,584/
Humprey88481/
Umphres88230/
Humpres8825/
Humphre8823/
Humprys884/
Umphrys880/
Umpreys880/
Humphreysová861/
Heumphreus8451/
Hunmphries845/
Humphreies843/
Humphfries842/
Huimphries841/
Humbphries841/
Hummphries841/
Humphrries841/
Humpeherys841/
Humphrryes841/
Humphriesh841/
Humphriess840/
Humphrieye840/
Humphris822,424/
Umphress82794/
Humpries82250/
Umphries82250/
Humphrae82128/
Humphray8288/
Hunphrey8288/
Humphrie8271/
Gumphrey8254/
Umphryes8253/
Humpfrey8242/
Humprhey8231/
Homphrey8219/
Umphfres8216/
Homphres8215/
Humphruy8213/
Umphfrey8212/
Humfreys8211/
Humhprey829/
Humpress828/
Humpryes827/
Homphrys827/
Humphrex826/
Humphred825/
Humphree823/
Humphret822/
Humphrei822/
Jumphrey821/
Jumphrys821/
Humphfry821/
Humphras821/
Humphrer821/
Humphreu821/
Humphriy821/
Humphroy821/
Humpprey821/
Humpriey821/
Hunpreys821/
Humphfre821/
Uhmphrey821/
Hunphrys820/
Umphreis820/
Humpruys820/
Humprays820/
Hunphres820/
Humprres820/
Humphrry820/
Umphrays820/
Humpry8037/
Umphry8019/
Humpre805/
Umprey803/
Umpres801/
Humphriss78234/
Humphrise7831/
Humprhies7826/
Hunphries7822/
Khumphrae7822/
Homphries7817/
Humffreys7817/
Humpfries789/
Chumphrae788/
Humhpries782/
Humphriez782/
Humpphrei781/
Humprhess781/
Umphfrees781/
Umphraess781/
Humbpries781/
Humfhries780/
Humphrass780/
Humppries780/
Humphrett780/
Haunphrey780/
Humphrrye780/
Hunphryes780/
Humfrey75414/
Umphred75110/
Umphray7533/
Hompres759/
Umpress758/
Humpris757/
Humpfry757/
Hunphry756/
Hunprey753/
Omphrey753/
Humprez753/
Aumprey752/
Humprie752/
Humphri751/
Humprhy751/
Umpfrey751/
Umphris751/
Umpries751/
Unphrey751/
Homprys751/
Homphry751/
Humhpry751/
Humprae751/
Humfres750/
Umfreys750/
Umphret750/
Umpfres750/
Umphras750/
Humfrys750/
Umphrie750/
Hunphre750/
Chumprawes745/
Humprehies741/
Umphrreess741/
Hunnphries740/
Humpfreizs740/
Humfryes7180/
Humfress7169/
Hunphrae7136/
Chompres7115/
Humfries7114/
Chomprey719/
Humpfree717/
Homphris715/
Humphrui713/
Humprise712/
Humfrays711/
Humpfris711/
Hunphris711/
Humfrees711/
Gunphrey711/
Umphriss711/
Unphress711/
Hompries711/
Humprhed711/
Humffrey711/
Humfrhey711/
Chumphra711/
Chomphre711/
Hummfres710/
Humphrap710/
Umpry710/
Humprehd710/
Khumphrai67452/
Chumphrat67190/
Homphraya6761/
Humprecht6710/
Umfrey6710/
Humfry676/
Jumpre675/
Humpri675/
Umpray674/
Umfres672/
Humfre672/
Chunphrae672/
Humprishs671/
Unphry671/
Humpra671/
Ompres671/
Umpìre671/
Umprhy670/

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