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 1,528
Agricultural Labourer 299
General Labourer 98
Dress Maker 90
Domestic Servant 85
Labourer 68
General Servant 61
Farm Labourer 55
Carpenter 54
Laundress 51
House Keeper 41
Coal Miner 41
Annuitant 33
General Servant Domestic 33
Gardener 31
Charwoman 24
General Domestic Servant 23
Servant 23
Shoe Maker 23
Farmers Son 23
Farm Servant Indoor 22
Agricultural Labourer Wife 22
Grocer 20
No Occupation 20
Tailor 20

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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