Humphries Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Humphries Name Meaning: A welsh variant of 'Humphries',patronymic from 'Humphrey'.Introduced by the Normans as 'Humfrey' & composed of the elements hun 'bear cub' + frid 'peace'.

The name was borne by a 9th century saint,bishop of 'Therouanne',who was popular among Norman settlers in England.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Humphries Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Humphries family

Profession Census Frequency
General Labourer 96
Scholar 63
Living On Own Means 59
General Servant Domestic 57
Cook Domestic 45
Dress Maker 42
Housemaid Domestic 40
Domestic Servant 35
Carpenter 33
Coal Miner Hewer 33
Laundress Wash 30
Gardener Domestic 28
Servant Domestic 24
Farmer 24
Agricultural Labourer 23
Butcher 22
School 21
Coal Miner C Hewer 20
Chain Maker 19
Charwoman 18
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 18
Bricklayer Labourer 16
Nurse Domestic 16
Blacksmith 15
Bricklayer 15

Humphries Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Humphreys 78% 64,174
2 Humphries 100% 41,059
3 Humphris 89% 4,969
4 Humpheries 90% 2,734
5 Humpherys 67% 2,270
6 Humphres 89% 598
7 Hamphries 89% 429
8 Humphriess 90% 323
9 Humphers 67% 223
10 Humphreis 78% 162
11 Humphires 78% 156
12 Humpheris 78% 141

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The surname Humphries is the 2nd most popular variant of Humphreys.

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