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
School 1,017
Farm Labourer 138
General Labourer 79
Private Means 56
Dressmaker 55
General Servant (domestic) 54
Labourer 52
Farmer 43
Gardener Domestic 42
None 37
Carpenter 33
Domestic Servant 32
House Painter 31
Shop Assistant 30
At Home 26
Clerk 26
Laundress 25
Scholar 24
Bricklayer 22
Carman 22
Gardener (domestic) 22
Coal Miner Hewer 22
Charwoman 21
Dress Maker 20
Baker 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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