Humphrey Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Humphrey Name Meaning: A variant of the old french personal name 'Humfrey',introduced by the Normans.A combination of German 'Hun' meaning 'bear cub' + 'fred' meaning 'peace'.

The name is of Norman origin & was born by a 9th century 'saint',bishop of Therouanne in France,he had a following in England among Norman settlers.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Humphrey Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Humphrey family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 1,027
Agricultural Labourer 260
Labourer 155
General Servant 75
Domestic Servant 67
Dress Maker 50
Carpenter 44
Servant 42
House Keeper 39
Laundress 36
Gardener 35
Straw Plaiter 34
Farm Labourer 34
Butcher 28
Blacksmith 27
Wife Of Above 22
Shoe Maker 20
Dressmaker 19
Errand Boy 18
Tailor 18
Nurse 17
Bricklayer 17
General Servant Domestic 17
Miner 17
Annuitant 16

Humphrey Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Humphrey 100% 57,443
2 Humphery 75% 11,617
3 Humphry 88% 6,121
4 Humfrey 75% 1,609
5 Hamphrey 88% 669
6 Hamphery 63% 241
7 Humpherey 89% 229
8 Hemphrey 88% 216
9 Humphray 88% 205
10 Humphrie 75% 171

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The surname Humphrey is the most popular version of all its varients

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