# Humphries (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/humphries/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname originating as a patronymic.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 18,201 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,981 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 16,963 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.3% (17,785 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Umphress |

## Etymology

From Humphrey + the patronymic suffix -s.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Humphries in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 80% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 15% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.4% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 1.9% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Humphries in the United States and Australia.

## People named Humphries

- Barry Humphries, Australian comedian and actor (1934–2023)
- Kris Humphries, American basketball player (born 1985)
- Jay Humphries, American basketball player-coach
- Isaac Humphries, Australian basketball player (born 1998)
- D. J. Humphries, American football player

## Similar surnames

Humphreys, Humphrey, Hembree, Hambrick, Humbert, Hamburg, Hanford, Hambright, Hamburger, Hanover, Hannaford, Hanbury.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.