Humphris Surname

176,519th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,424 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Humphris 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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Humphris Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia1,1021:24,4973,351
England7681:72,5508,292
United States1541:2,353,629145,693
South Africa1501:361,18532,866
New Zealand621:73,03710,843
Canada401:921,14070,350
Wales351:88,4157,250
Scotland271:198,29010,618
Nicaragua211:286,7192,940
Italy141:4,368,335106,343
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Northern Ireland111:167,7318,683
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
France21:33,211,361423,184
China21:683,660,78330,601
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland161:276,86711,455
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7151:34,0914,469
Wales111:142,5835,610
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2751:182,61316,219

Humphris 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

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

Humphris Last Name Facts

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

Humphris is held by more people in Australia than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Humphris? popularity and diffusion

The last name Humphris is the 176,519th most frequent family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,006,413 people. The last name Humphris occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 48 percent of Humphris reside; 48 percent reside in Australasia and 48 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Australia, where it is carried by 1,102 people, or 1 in 24,497. In Australia it is most frequent in: Victoria, where 43 percent live, South Australia, where 26 percent live and New South Wales, where 14 percent live. Apart from Australia this surname occurs in 23 countries. It is also common in England, where 32 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.

Humphris Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Humphris has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Humphris surname expanded 107 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it contracted 44 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 318 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 2,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Humphris Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Presbyterian (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Humphris last name are 34.81% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 81.58% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Humphris earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 247.6% more than the national average, earning R 826,020 per year; in United States they earn 3.35% less than the national average, earning $41,703 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.65% more than the national average, earning $50,504 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Humphries9451,562/
Humphriss94234/
Humphreis9438/
Humphrise9431/
Humpris937/
Humphri931/
Umphris931/
Humphrieys896/
Hunmphries895/
Humphfries892/
Huimphries891/
Humbphries891/
Hummphries891/
Humphrries891/
Humphriesh891/
Humphriess890/
Humphrys882,462/
Humphres88522/
Humpries88250/
Umphries88250/
Humphrie8871/
Homphris885/
Humphrui883/
Humprise882/
Humphrei882/
Humpfris881/
Hunphris881/
Humphriy881/
Umphriss881/
Humprish881/
Umphreis880/
Humpri865/
Humphreys8255,316/
Khumphrai82452/
Humphress82406/
Humprhies8226/
Hunphries8222/
Homphries8217/
Humphrays8213/
Humpfries829/
Humphfres828/
Humphriey825/
Himphries823/
Humhpries822/
Humphriez822/
Humphrees821/
Humphrese821/
Humpphrei821/
Humbpries821/
Humprishs821/
Humphreus821/
Humfhries820/
Humphruys820/
Humphrzes820/
Humphrezs820/
Humppries820/
Humphroys820/
Humphry801,584/
Umphres80230/
Humpres8025/
Humphre8023/
Hompris8021/
Humfris805/
Humprys804/
Khumpri804/
Humprie802/
Umpries801/
Humpriz801/
Umpriss800/
Umphrys800/
Umphrie800/
Heumphreus7851/
Humphrreys782/
Humphhreys781/
Humphreyst781/
Heumphreys781/
Humphreyss781/
Hunmphreys781/
Humpeherys781/
Jhumphreys781/
Hunnphries780/
Humpfreizs780/
Umpri771/
Humphrey7594,241/
Umphress75794/
Humpreys75229/
Umphreys75102/
Humphray7588/
Khumprai7559/
Umphfres7516/
Homphres7515/
Humfries7514/
Humphruy7513/
Humpress758/
Homphrys757/
Humphrex756/
Humphred755/
Humphree753/
Homprhis753/
Humphret752/
Homphriz752/
Jumphrys751/
Humphfry751/
Humphrer751/
Humphreu751/
Humphroy751/
Humpriey751/
Homfhris751/
Homhpris751/
Hompries751/
Homprish751/
Humphfre751/
Hoompris751/
Chumphra751/
Chumprai751/
Hunphrys750/
Humpruys750/
Humprays750/
Hunphres750/
Humprres750/
Humphrry750/
Umphrays750/
D'Humphreys742/
Humpry7137/
Khunphrai7130/
Homphreys7125/
Umphry7119/
Jumpri7116/
Hunphreys7115/
Humprheys7112/
Humphfrey719/
Chomphrai718/
Humpre715/
Humpphrey714/
Humpfreys714/
Hunmphrey713/
Humphrrey713/
Humnphrey712/
Hummphrey712/
Huimphrey712/
Haumphrey711/
Humbphrey711/
Humhpreys711/
Humprhess711/
Umphfrees711/
Umpres711/
Humpra711/
Himphreas711/
Umprai711/
Umfris710/
Humphrett710/
Umphfreys710/
Humprreys710/
Houmphrey710/
Humphreysová701/
Umphrey671,619/
Unphrai67485/
Humprey67481/
Umphred67110/
Umphray6733/
Haubris6716/
Gumfris679/
Hompres679/
Umpress678/
Humpfry677/
Hunphry676/
Homfris675/
Humprez673/
Humfrei672/
Chumpra672/
Humprhy671/
Himpres671/
Umphrreess671/
Hompriz671/
Homprys671/
Homphry671/
Humhpry671/
Humfres670/
Umphret670/
Umpfres670/
Umpreit670/
Umfriss670/
Humfrys670/
Umfries670/
Hunphre670/
Umpreys670/

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