Humphriss Surname

1,064,392nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 234 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Humphriss 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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Humphriss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1801:309,54523,336
United States321:11,326,842445,236
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Wales41:773,63329,106
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1391:175,36214,652
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Humphriss 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

Humphriss Last Name Facts

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

The last name Humphriss occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Humphriss? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,064,392nd most numerous family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 31,143,359 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 79 percent of Humphriss are found; 79 percent are found in Northern Europe and 79 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name Humphriss is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 180 people, or 1 in 309,545. In England it is most common in: West Midlands, where 25 percent reside, Warwickshire, where 23 percent reside and Northamptonshire, where 12 percent reside. Excluding England Humphriss exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent reside and South Africa, where 5 percent reside.

Humphriss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Humphriss has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 129 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 1,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Humphriss Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Humphriss are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 66.67% registered with the party.

The amount Humphriss earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 69.29% less than the national average, earning R 72,984 per year and in United States they earn 5.48% more than the national average, earning $45,512 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Humphriess950/
Humphris942,424/
Umphriss941/
Humphries8951,562/
Humphress89406/
Humphreis8938/
Humphrise8931/
Humprishs891/
Humpris887/
Humphri881/
Umphris881/
Umpriss880/
Humphrieys846/
Hunmphries845/
Humphfries842/
Huimphries841/
Humbphries841/
Hummphries841/
Humphrries841/
Humphreyss841/
Humphriesh841/
Humphrys822,462/
Umphress82794/
Humphres82522/
Humpries82250/
Umphries82250/
Humphrie8271/
Humpress828/
Homphris825/
Humphrui823/
Humprise822/
Humphrei822/
Humpfris821/
Hunphris821/
Humphriy821/
Humprish821/
Umphreis820/
Humpri805/
Humphreys7855,316/
Khumphrai78452/
Humprhies7826/
Hunphries7822/
Homphries7817/
Humphrays7813/
Humpfries789/
Humphfres788/
Humphriey785/
Himphries783/
Humhpries782/
Humphriez782/
Humphrees781/
Humphrese781/
Humpphrei781/
Humprhess781/
Humbpries781/
Humphreus781/
Humfhries780/
Humphruys780/
Humphrzes780/
Humphrezs780/
Humppries780/
Humphroys780/
Humphry751,584/
Umphres75230/
Humpres7525/
Humphre7523/
Hompris7521/
Umpress758/
Humfris755/
Humprys754/
Khumpri754/
Humprie752/
Umpries751/
Humpriz751/
Umphrys750/
Umfriss750/
Umphrie750/
Heumphreus7451/
Humphrreys742/
Humphhreys741/
Humphreyst741/
Heumphreys741/
Umphrreess741/
Hunmphreys741/
Humpeherys741/
Jhumphreys741/
Hunnphries740/
Humpfreizs740/
Humphrey7194,241/
Humpreys71229/
Umphreys71102/
Humphray7188/
Humfress7169/
Khumprai7159/
Umphfres7116/
Homphres7115/
Humfries7114/
Humphruy7113/
Homphrys717/
Humphrex716/
Humphred715/
Humphree713/
Homprhis713/
Humphret712/
Homphriz712/
Jumphrys711/
Humphfry711/
Humphrer711/
Humphreu711/
Humphroy711/
Humpriey711/
Umpri711/
Unphress711/
Homfhris711/
Homhpris711/
Hompries711/
Homprish711/
Humphfre711/
Hoompris711/
Chumphra711/
Chumprai711/
Hunphrys710/
Humpruys710/
Humprays710/
Hunphres710/
Humprres710/
Humphrry710/
Umphrays710/
D'Humphreys702/
Humpry6737/
Khunphrai6730/
Homphreys6725/
Umphry6719/
Jumpri6716/
Hunphreys6715/
Humprheys6712/
Humphfrey679/
Chomphrai678/
Humpre675/
Humpphrey674/
Humpfreys674/
Hunmphrey673/
Humphrrey673/
Humnphrey672/
Hummphrey672/
Huimphrey672/
Haumphrey671/
Humbphrey671/
Humhpreys671/
Humphreysová671/
Umphfrees671/
Umpres671/
Humpra671/
Himphreas671/
Umprai671/
Umfris670/
Humphrett670/
Umphfreys670/
Humprreys670/
Houmphrey670/

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