Pumphrey Surname

80,953rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,008 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Pumphrey 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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Pumphrey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,3071:68,2987,941
England3041:183,28316,451
Canada2391:154,16615,668
Australia1031:262,09423,895
Scotland171:314,93014,413
Wales121:257,87814,969
New Zealand111:411,66631,040
France41:16,605,680368,153
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland161:276,86711,455
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1831:133,19912,277
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7731:64,9667,080

Pumphrey (10) may also be a first name.

Pumphrey 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) The son of Humphrey (supporter of peace).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the Welsh Ap-Humphrey (?).

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Pumphrey Last Name Facts

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

Pumphrey is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Pumphrey click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pumphrey? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 80,953rd most frequently held family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,212,974 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Pumphrey live; 85 percent live in North America and 85 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently used forename on earth. It is borne by 10 people.

The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 5,307 people, or 1 in 68,298. In The United States Pumphrey is mostly found in: Maryland, where 19 percent reside, Texas, where 8 percent reside and California, where 7 percent reside. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in England, where 5 percent reside and Canada, where 4 percent reside.

Pumphrey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pumphrey has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 687 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 166 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 94 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Pumphrey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Pumphrey last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Pumphrey surname are 13.96% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.73% registered with the political party.

The amount Pumphrey earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 1.84% more than the national average, earning $43,942 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.93% more than the national average, earning $52,628 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phumphrey944/
Pumphreys942/
Pumphreyt940/
Pumphfrey940/
Pumphry9329/
Pumprey9316/
Pomphrey88470/
Pumphret8891/
Pumphree884/
Pumphray882/
Punphrey881/
Pumpfrey881/
Pumphruy881/
Punmphry880/
Phumphry880/
Phumphrae8254/
Pumphrett8226/
Pumfrey80753/
Pomprey803/
Punphry800/
Pumpfry800/
Pomphry800/
Pumffrey7522/
Pumpfree751/
Pompfrey751/
Pomphray750/
Pumprett750/
Pimpre71208/
Phumphrai7190/
Pubhre715/
Pumfry710/
Pomfrey67382/
Punprue6710/
Pumproa671/
Pumprau671/
Punfrey671/
Pimprea671/
Pimpray671/
Pumfret670/

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