How common is the surname Humphrey?

49,056 people in the United States had the surname Humphrey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 6,294 Americans. It ranked 705th of 162,253 surnames.

How do you pronounce Humphrey?

Humphrey is /ˈhʌmfɹi/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Humphrey getting more or less common?

More common. 47,470 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 49,056 in 2010, up 3.3%.

Is Humphrey also a first name?

Yes. Humphrey is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Humphrey

A patronymic surname, carried by 49,056 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈhʌmfɹi/ 2 syllables Soundex H516 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Humphrey is more common than 99.6% of them.

Origin

Name of a 9th-century French saint, brought to England by Normans; Proto-Germanic *unnaną (“to grant, bestow”) + *friþuz (“peace”). In Ireland it has been used to Anglicize Irish Amhlaoibh (= Olaf).

Humphrey is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 49,056 people named Humphrey in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 6,294 Americans. That is up 3.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 47,470.

#705

rank among US surnames

49,056

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+3.3%

change since 2000 (was #655)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#696	Rich	49,481	6,240
#697	Booth	49,402	6,250
#698	Koch	49,395	6,251
#699	Golden	49,360	6,255
#700	Ware	49,316	6,261
#701	Brennan	49,238	6,270
#702	McDowell	49,217	6,273

Who is named Humphrey

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

71% of people named Humphrey identified as white (not Hispanic), 23% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 71%
Black (not Hispanic) 23%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Humphrey

Humphrey has the Soundex code H516, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H516.

Questions

Where does the surname Humphrey come from?: Name of a 9th-century French saint, brought to England by Normans; Proto-Germanic *unnaną (“to grant, bestow”) + *friþuz (“peace”). In Ireland it has been used to Anglicize Irish Amhlaoibh (= Olaf).
How common is the surname Humphrey?: 49,056 people in the United States had the surname Humphrey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 6,294 Americans. It ranked 705th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Humphrey?: In the 2010 Census, 71% of people named Humphrey identified as white (not Hispanic), and 23% as Black (not Hispanic).
How do you pronounce Humphrey?: Humphrey is /ˈhʌmfɹi/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Humphrey?: Humphrey is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Humphrey getting more or less common?: More common. 47,470 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 49,056 in 2010, up 3.3%.
Is Humphrey also a first name?: Yes. Humphrey is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.