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
School 997
Farm Labourer 102
General Labourer 88
General Servant (domestic) 67
Labourer 63
Coal Miner Hewer 60
Laundress 46
Domestic Servant 44
House Painter 35
None 32
Scholar 30
General Servant Domestic 29
Dressmaker 26
Private Means 26
Gardener Domestic 24
Farmer 24
Assisting In The Business 23
At Home 21
Bricklayer 21
Carman 21
Housemaid (domestic) 21
Charwoman 20
Cook (domestic) 20
Dress Maker 20
At School 19

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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