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
General Labourer 115
Living On Own Means 103
Scholar 89
General Servant Domestic 69
Dress Maker 64
Agricultural Labourer 57
Cook Domestic 52
Farmer 50
Housemaid Domestic 48
Gardener Domestic 41
House Maid Domestic 41
Domestic Servant 39
Carpenter 33
Laundress Wash 33
Servant Domestic 30
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 27
Tailoress 26
Brick Layer 22
Dressmaker 22
Farm Labourer 22
Bricklayer Labourer 20
Charwoman 18
Coachman Domestic 18
House Keeper Domestic 18
Bricklayer 17

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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