Pumfrey Surname

451,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 753 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Pumfrey Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Humphrey.' Welsh Ap-Humphrey; compare Price, Probert, Prodger, &c.

1563. John Graye and Annable Pumfrey: Marriage Lic. (London).

1633. Whitlocke Pumfrey and Magdalen Gray: ibid.

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Pumfrey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3631:153,49314,593
United States2171:1,670,318111,195
Canada791:466,40040,200
Australia511:529,32739,816
Scotland211:254,94412,577
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Wales61:515,75523,171
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1901:128,29111,943
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States491:1,024,87160,160

Pumfrey 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.' Welsh Ap-Humphrey; compare Price, Probert, Prodger, &c.

1563. John Graye and Annable Pumfrey: Marriage Lic. (London).

1633. Whitlocke Pumfrey and Magdalen Gray: ibid.

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

For the Welsh Ap-Humfrey, Ap-Humphrey = Son of Humphrey, Humfrey, q.v. [Welsh ap, son]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Welsh, Ap-Humphrey. The son of Humphrey. See AP.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Pumfrey Last Name Facts

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

Pumfrey is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pumfrey? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 451,199th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 9,678,016 people. The last name Pumfrey is mostly found in Europe, where 53 percent of Pumfrey reside; 52 percent reside in Northern Europe and 52 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most widespread in England, where it is held by 363 people, or 1 in 153,493. In England Pumfrey is mostly concentrated in: Greater London, where 22 percent reside, West Sussex, where 14 percent reside and East Sussex, where 11 percent reside. Aside from England it is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent reside and Canada, where 10 percent reside.

Pumfrey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pumfrey has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Pumfrey last name grew 191 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 443 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pumfrey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Pumfrey are 6.72% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 53.49% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Pumfrey earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 0.59% less than the national average, earning $42,894 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.45% less than the national average, earning $47,470 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pumffrey9322/
Pumpfrey931/
Pumfry920/
Pumphfrey880/
Pomfrey86382/
Punfrey861/
Pumpfry860/
Pumfret860/
Pumphrey806,008/
Pumfrett80114/
Pumpfree801/
Pompfrey801/
Pomfry770/
Phumphrey754/
Pumphreys752/
Pumphreyt750/
Pumphry7129/
Pomfree710/
Pomphrey67470/
Pumphret6791/
Pumphree674/
Pumphray672/
Punphrey671/
Pumphruy671/
Phumphry670/
Punmphry670/
Phumphrae6354/
Pumphrett6326/
Pomfri621/
Punphry570/
Pomphry570/
Pomphray530/
Phumphrai5090/

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