Humphry Surname
Approximately 1,584 people bear this surname
Humphry 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 SurnameHumphry Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 649 | 1:558,488 | 46,038 |
| England | 296 | 1:188,237 | 16,748 |
| Australia | 294 | 1:91,822 | 10,515 |
| Canada | 75 | 1:491,275 | 42,011 |
| Nigeria | 58 | 1:3,054,185 | 94,504 |
| Wales | 56 | 1:55,260 | 5,065 |
| South Africa | 44 | 1:1,231,311 | 69,478 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Cameroon | 14 | 1:1,483,505 | 83,777 |
| New Zealand | 13 | 1:348,333 | 27,379 |
| France | 12 | 1:5,535,227 | 269,324 |
| Scotland | 11 | 1:486,711 | 19,179 |
| Kenya | 7 | 1:6,597,129 | 51,431 |
| Northern Ireland | 5 | 1:369,007 | 15,220 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 39 | 1:113,586 | 6,892 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 872 | 1:27,953 | 3,786 |
| Wales | 33 | 1:47,528 | 2,451 |
| Scotland | 20 | 1:187,161 | 7,190 |
| Guernsey | 8 | 1:4,082 | 713 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,032 | 1:24,714 | 3,072 |
Humphry (1,351) may also be a first name.
Humphry 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.
= Humfrey, q.v.
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.
Humphry Demographics
Average Humphry Salary in
United States
$40,021 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Humphry Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Humphry Come From? nationality or country of origin
Humphry is found most frequently in The United States. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Humphry? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 250,395th most frequently held last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 4,600,723 people. The last name Humphry occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 45 percent of Humphry reside; 45 percent reside in North America and 45 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Humphry is also the 213,454th most frequently occurring forename worldwide, borne by 1,351 people.
This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 649 people, or 1 in 558,488. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 16 percent live, Arkansas, where 10 percent live and Texas, where 9 percent live. Excluding The United States Humphry is found in 36 countries. It also occurs in England, where 19 percent live and Australia, where 19 percent live.
Humphry Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Humphry has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Humphry surname decreased 68 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 66 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 170 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 64 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 45 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Humphry Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Humphry surname is predominantly Anglican (51%) in Ireland and Muslim (50%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Humphry last name are 12.2% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.97% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Humphry earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 33.74% less than the national average, earning R 157,452 per year; in United States they earn 7.25% less than the national average, earning $40,021 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.81% more than the national average, earning $57,041 CAD per year.
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