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 1,203
Agricultural Labourer 178
General Labourer 120
Domestic Servant 78
Dress Maker 72
Labourer 60
Farm Labourer 57
General Servant Domestic 49
Living On Own Means 48
Coal Miner 45
Farmer 43
Laundress 43
Living On Her Own Means 39
Gardener 38
General Servant 37
Carpenter 33
Tailoress 26
Farm Servant 22
Clerk 22
House Keeper 21
Charwoman 21
Grocer 20
Cook Domestic Servant 20
General Domestic Servant 20
Tailor 19

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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