Humphries Surname
Approximately 51,562 people bear this surname
Humphries 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.
Read More About This SurnameHumphries Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 23,575 | 1:15,375 | 1,948 |
| England | 14,392 | 1:3,871 | 514 |
| Australia | 5,999 | 1:4,500 | 650 |
| Canada | 2,375 | 1:15,514 | 2,271 |
| Wales | 1,038 | 1:2,981 | 322 |
| South Africa | 1,027 | 1:52,753 | 6,668 |
| New Zealand | 1,002 | 1:4,519 | 714 |
| Northern Ireland | 481 | 1:3,836 | 762 |
| Scotland | 365 | 1:14,668 | 1,857 |
| Ireland | 295 | 1:15,963 | 1,775 |
| Namibia | 201 | 1:11,987 | 2,258 |
| Colombia | 125 | 1:382,193 | 6,306 |
| Panama | 82 | 1:47,710 | 2,355 |
| Thailand | 69 | 1:1,023,744 | 155,957 |
| France | 66 | 1:1,006,405 | 112,047 |
| Spain | 52 | 1:899,078 | 35,195 |
| Jamaica | 36 | 1:79,721 | 3,712 |
| Singapore | 34 | 1:161,991 | 6,884 |
| United Arab Emirates | 33 | 1:277,645 | 19,302 |
| Sweden | 27 | 1:364,695 | 25,646 |
| Nicaragua | 26 | 1:231,580 | 2,688 |
| Guernsey | 22 | 1:2,929 | 767 |
| Germany | 21 | 1:3,833,593 | 163,016 |
| Philippines | 17 | 1:5,955,190 | 180,670 |
| Malaysia | 15 | 1:1,966,282 | 78,777 |
| Brazil | 15 | 1:14,271,622 | 267,944 |
| Isle of Man | 13 | 1:6,602 | 1,513 |
| Netherlands | 13 | 1:1,299,014 | 73,030 |
| Switzerland | 10 | 1:821,292 | 53,588 |
| Norway | 10 | 1:514,229 | 41,629 |
| Hungary | 8 | 1:1,227,035 | 53,030 |
| Mexico | 8 | 1:15,515,776 | 47,773 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| Japan | 7 | 1:18,263,470 | 47,869 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Gibraltar | 6 | 1:5,659 | 991 |
| Honduras | 5 | 1:1,763,288 | 5,823 |
| Afghanistan | 5 | 1:6,430,637 | 27,710 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Costa Rica | 4 | 1:1,195,017 | 6,919 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Greece | 3 | 1:3,693,263 | 126,191 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Myanmar | 2 | 1:25,968,992 | 2,110 |
| Macau | 2 | 1:300,815 | 1,009 |
| Ghana | 2 | 1:13,510,346 | 23,679 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 411 | 1:10,778 | 1,527 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6,431 | 1:3,790 | 536 |
| Wales | 295 | 1:5,317 | 356 |
| Scotland | 49 | 1:76,392 | 4,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,197 | 1:15,708 | 2,002 |
Humphries (245) may also be a first name.
Humphries 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.
V. Humphreys.
(Welsh, English) Descendant of Humphrey (supporter of peace).
The personal name.
(Anglo—Saxon.) From Humfred, that is, house—peace—a lovely and happy name.
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.
Humphries Demographics
Humphries Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Humphries Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Humphries Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Humphries is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Humphries? popularity and diffusion
Humphries is the 10,883rd most commonly occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 141,336 people. Humphries occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 51 percent of Humphries reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Humphries is also the 570,604th most frequently used first name internationally. It is borne by 245 people.
Humphries is most common in The United States, where it is held by 23,575 people, or 1 in 15,375. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 12 percent live, South Carolina, where 8 percent live and North Carolina, where 7 percent live. Beside The United States this last name exists in 81 countries. It is also common in England, where 28 percent live and Australia, where 12 percent live.
Humphries Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Humphries has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Humphries surname grew 737 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 224 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 352 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 745 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 28 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Humphries Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Anglican (51%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Humphries last name are 17.26% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.03% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Humphries earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 23.65% more than the national average, earning R 293,844 per year; in Colombia they earn 2.49% less than the national average, earning $22,136,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 4.47% less than the national average, earning $41,220 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.69% more than the national average, earning $52,512 CAD per year.
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Humphries Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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