Umphreyville Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

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

Umphreyville Surname Definition:

For Umfreville, a Norman baronial name. The original seat was at Amfreville, in the viscounty of Evreux, which was held by the service of two knights (Feod. Norm. Duchesne). This family came to England at the Conquest, and Robert de Umfreville received from the Conqueror a grant of the baronies of Redesdale and Prudhoe, Northumberland, 1076 (Hodgson, Northumb.

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Umphreyville Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:10,983,604436,696
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Umphreyville Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

For Umfreville, a Norman baronial name. The original seat was at Amfreville, in the viscounty of Evreux, which was held by the service of two knights (Feod. Norm. Duchesne). This family came to England at the Conquest, and Robert de Umfreville received from the Conqueror a grant of the baronies of Redesdale and Prudhoe, Northumberland, 1076 (Hodgson, Northumb. i. n. 6). From him descended the De Umfrevilles, Barons of Prudhoe, of whom Robert occurs 1110 as witness to the foundation of Kelso Abbey (Kelso Chartular. Ed. Bannatyne), and Odonel was grandfather of Richard de Umfreville of Northumberland 1161-1182 (Hodgson).

Gilbert de U., Baron of Prudhoe in 1243, m. the dau. of Malcolm, Earl of Angus, and his son was Earl of Angus 1296, and as such sat in the English Parliament. Robert de Umfraville had witnessed the foundation charter of Neath Abbey, Glamorgan, t. Henry I. (Mon. i. 719), and from him descended a branch seated in that county. His descendant Henry de Humfreville held five knights’ fees of the honour of Gloucester 1201 (Hardy, Obl. et Fin. 134). A branch also remained in Normandy, descended from Walter de Umfreville, who was at the battle of Gisors 1097 (Ord. Vitalis, 767). Robert de U. received at the Conquest a grant of the barony of Redesdale, Northumberland, and had, 1. Robert; 2. Gilbert, who joined in the Conquest of Glamorgan 1091; 3. Odonel, Baron of Redesdale and Prudhoe. Hence the Barons Umfreville, Earls of Angus.

The Norman People (1874)

Umfraville: from Amfreville, near Evreux. Robert Umfraville, with the Beard, Lord of Tour and Vian in Normandy, had a grant from the Conqueror of the barony of Prudhoe and the lordship of Redesdale. The name still exists.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Umphreyville Last Name Facts

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

The surname Umphreyville occurs most in The United States. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Umphreyville click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Umphreyville? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,432,070th most common family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. The last name Umphreyville is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Umphreyville are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 33 people, or 1 in 10,983,604. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 39 percent reside, New York, where 39 percent reside and Georgia, where 9 percent reside.

Umphreyville Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Umphreyville has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Umphreyville last name increased 3,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Umphreyville Last Name Statistics demography

Umphreyville earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 29.41% more than the national average, earning $55,840 USD per year.

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