Humphries Surname

10,883rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51,562 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guernsey

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.

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Humphries Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States23,5751:15,3751,948
England14,3921:3,871514
Australia5,9991:4,500650
Canada2,3751:15,5142,271
Wales1,0381:2,981322
South Africa1,0271:52,7536,668
New Zealand1,0021:4,519714
Northern Ireland4811:3,836762
Scotland3651:14,6681,857
Ireland2951:15,9631,775
Namibia2011:11,9872,258
Colombia1251:382,1936,306
Panama821:47,7102,355
Thailand691:1,023,744155,957
France661:1,006,405112,047
Spain521:899,07835,195
Jamaica361:79,7213,712
Singapore341:161,9916,884
United Arab Emirates331:277,64519,302
Sweden271:364,69525,646
Nicaragua261:231,5802,688
Guernsey221:2,929767
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
Philippines171:5,955,190180,670
Malaysia151:1,966,28278,777
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Isle of Man131:6,6021,513
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Norway101:514,22941,629
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Japan71:18,263,47047,869
Denmark61:940,78647,603
China61:227,886,92811,701
Gibraltar61:5,659991
Honduras51:1,763,2885,823
Afghanistan51:6,430,63727,710
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Jersey31:33,0674,675
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Myanmar21:25,968,9922,110
Macau21:300,8151,009
Ghana21:13,510,34623,679
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Malta11:430,2723,380
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Barbados11:287,4482,772
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland4111:10,7781,527
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6,4311:3,790536
Wales2951:5,317356
Scotland491:76,3924,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,1971:15,7082,002

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.

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

V. Humphreys.

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

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Humphrieys956/
Hunmphries955/
Humphfries952/
Huimphries951/
Humbphries951/
Hummphries951/
Humphriesd951/
Humphrries951/
Humphriesh951/
Humphriess950/
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Humphris942,424/
Humphres94522/
Humpries94250/
Umphries94250/
Humphrie9471/
Humphreyies9010/
Humphreys8955,316/
Humphryes89443/
Humphress89406/
Humphriss89234/
Humphreis8938/
Humphrise8931/
Humphryis8926/
Humprhies8926/
Hunphries8922/
Homphries8917/
Humpfries899/
Humphfres898/
Humphriey895/
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Humhpries892/
Humphriez892/
Humphrees891/
Humphrese891/
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Humphrues891/
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Humphrzes890/
Humphrezs890/
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Umphres88230/
Humpres8825/
Humpris887/
Humprie882/
Umphris881/
Umpries881/
Umphrie880/
Heumphreus8451/
Humphrreys842/
Humphhreys841/
Humphreyst841/
Humprehies841/
Heumphreys841/
Humphreyss841/
Hunmphreys841/
Humphrryes841/
Jhumphreys841/
Hunnphries840/
Humphrys822,462/
Umphress82794/
Humpreys82229/
Umphreys82102/
Umphryes8253/
Umphfres8216/
Homphres8215/
Humfries8214/
Humpress828/
Humpryes827/
Humphrex826/
Homphris825/
Humprise822/
Humpfris821/
Hunphris821/
Humpriey821/
Umphriss821/
Humprish821/
Hompries821/
Umphreis820/
Hunphres820/
Humprres820/
Humphrye820/
D'Humphreys802/
Umpres801/
Homphreys7825/
Hunphreys7815/
Humphrays7813/
Humprheys7812/
Humpfreys784/
Humhpreys781/
Humprhess781/
Umphfrees781/
Humprishs781/
Homphryes781/
Himphreas781/
Humphruys780/
Humphroys780/
Umphfreys780/
Humphrrye780/
Humprreys780/
Hunphryes780/
Humphreysová761/
Hompris7521/
Hompres759/
Umpress758/
Humfris755/
Humprys754/
Humprez753/
Himpres751/
Humpriz751/
Humfres750/
Umpriss750/
Umphrys750/
Umpfres750/
Umfries750/
Umpreys750/
Umphrreess741/
Humpeherys741/
Humpfreizs740/
Humfryes7180/
Humfress7169/
Chompres7115/
Humfreys7111/
Homphrys717/
Homprhis713/
Homphriz712/
Jumphrys711/
Humfrees711/
Hunpreys711/
Unphress711/
Homfhris711/
Homhpris711/
Homprish711/
Hoompris711/
Hunphrys710/
Hummfres710/
Humpruys710/
Haubries710/
Humprays710/
Umphrays710/
Humffreys6717/
Impres675/
Umfres672/
Ompres671/
Umfris670/

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