Humphrys Surname

174,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,462 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Jersey

Humphrys 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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Humphrys Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia9851:27,4073,720
England7961:69,9988,066
United States2671:1,357,52494,287
Canada1791:205,84120,025
Wales571:54,2904,971
Nicaragua441:136,8432,125
New Zealand271:167,71618,432
Ireland261:181,1137,791
South Africa251:2,167,10894,352
Denmark191:297,09021,940
Jersey151:6,6131,336
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
France11:66,422,722504,397
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1501:29,5323,011
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4351:56,0356,652
Wales1171:13,405798
Scotland101:374,32210,959
Jersey51:10,3761,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3671:136,83612,979

Humphrys 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

Humphrys Last Name Facts

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

The last name Humphrys is more frequently found in Australia than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Humphrys? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 174,309th most numerous family name globally, held by around 1 in 2,960,011 people. This surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 41 percent of Humphrys reside; 41 percent reside in Australasia and 41 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

It is most frequently occurring in Australia, where it is held by 985 people, or 1 in 27,407. In Australia it is most common in: South Australia, where 42 percent reside, Victoria, where 28 percent reside and New South Wales, where 13 percent reside. Not including Australia this last name is found in 22 countries. It is also found in England, where 32 percent reside and The United States, where 11 percent reside.

Humphrys Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Humphrys has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Humphrys surname increased 183 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it decreased 27 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it decreased 51 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 83 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 90 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Humphrys Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Anglican (58%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Humphrys last name are 8.64% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.41% being registered with the political party.

The amount Humphrys earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 29.87% less than the national average, earning R 166,644 per year; in United States they earn 0.59% more than the national average, earning $43,404 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.74% more than the national average, earning $58,996 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Humphreys9455,316/
Humphrays9413/
Humphruys940/
Humphroys940/
Humphry931,584/
Humprys934/
Umphrys930/
Humphrieys896/
Humphrreys892/
Humphhreys891/
Humphreyst891/
Heumphreys891/
Humphreyss891/
Hunmphreys891/
Humpeherys891/
Jhumphreys891/
Humphrey8894,241/
Humphris882,424/
Humphres88522/
Humpreys88229/
Umphreys88102/
Humphray8888/
Humphruy8813/
Homphrys887/
Jumphrys881/
Humphfry881/
Humphriy881/
Humphroy881/
Hunphrys880/
Humpruys880/
Humprays880/
Humphrry880/
Umphrays880/
Humpry8637/
Umphry8619/
D'Humphreys842/
Humphries8251,562/
Humphress82406/
Humphriss82234/
Humphreis8238/
Humphrise8231/
Homphreys8225/
Hunphreys8215/
Humprheys8212/
Humphfrey829/
Humphfres828/
Humphriey825/
Humpphrey824/
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Haumphrey821/
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Humphreus821/
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Humphrezs820/
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Umphrey801,619/
Humprey80481/
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Umphray8033/
Humpres8025/
Humphre8023/
Humpris807/
Humpfry807/
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Umphress75794/
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Hunphrey7588/
Humphrie7571/
Gumphrey7554/
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Humpress758/
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Humphred755/
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Humphrui753/
Humphret752/
Humprise752/
Humphrei752/
Humfrays751/
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Hunphris751/
Jumphrey751/
Humphrer751/
Humphreu751/
Humpprey751/
Humpriey751/
Hunpreys751/
Umphriss751/
Humphfre751/
Uhmphrey751/
Chumphra751/
Umphreis750/
Hunphres750/
Humprres750/
Khumphrai71452/
Humprhies7126/
Hunphries7122/
Homphries7117/
Humffreys7117/
Humpfries719/
Humfry716/
Humpri715/
Humpre715/
Umpray714/
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Humhpries712/
Humphriez712/
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Humprhess711/
Umphfrees711/
Umpres711/
Humbpries711/
Humprishs711/
Unphry711/
Humpra711/
Humfhries710/
Umprhy710/
Humppries710/
Humphrett710/
Haunphrey710/
Humfrey67414/
Umphred67110/
Omphroy67106/
Hompris6721/
Hompres679/
Umpress678/
Humfris675/
Khumpri674/
Hunprey673/
Omphrey673/
Humprez673/
Aumprey672/
Humprie672/
Chumpra672/
Umpfrey671/
Umphrreess671/
Umpries671/
Unphrey671/
Humpriz671/
Humfres670/
Umfreys670/
Umphret670/
Gunphry670/
Umpriss670/
Umpfres670/
Hunpruy670/
Umphrie670/
Hunnphries670/
Humpfreizs670/
Hunphre670/

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