Humphreys Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Humphreys 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

Humphreys Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Humphreys family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 1,015
Labourer 119
General Servant 104
Agricultural Labourer 96
Dress Maker 90
Domestic Servant 71
Farm Servant 47
House Keeper 40
General Servant Domestic 38
Carpenter 37
Farmer's Son 37
Servant 36
Laundress 36
Joiner 31
Collier 29
Annuitant 28
Miner 28
Blacksmith 28
Coal Miner 27
Tailor 25
Farmer 23
Farmer's Daughter 22
Gardener 22
Cook 21
Nurse 21

Humphreys Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Humphreys 100% 64,174
2 Humphries 78% 41,059
3 Humphrys 89% 3,751
4 Humpheries 70% 2,734
5 Humpherys 78% 2,270
6 Hamphreys 89% 701
7 Humphryes 78% 673
8 Humphrieys 90% 380
9 Humphriess 80% 323
10 Humphrays 89% 157
11 Humphereys 90% 148

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The surname Humphreys is the most popular version of all its varients

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