How common is the surname Humphries?

18,201 people in the United States had the surname Humphries in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 16,963 Americans. It ranked 1,981st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Humphries?

Barry Humphries, Australian comedian and actor (1934–2023), followed by Kris Humphries.

Where is the surname Humphries most common?

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

Is the surname Humphries getting more or less common?

More common. 17,785 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 18,201 in 2010, up 2.3%.

The surname Humphries

A patronymic surname, carried by 18,201 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex H516

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Humphries is more common than 98.8% of them.

Origin

From Humphrey + the patronymic suffix -s.

Humphries 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 18,201 people named Humphries in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 16,963 Americans. That is up 2.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 17,785.

#1,981

rank among US surnames

18,201

people in 2010

6.2

per 100,000 Americans

+2.3%

change since 2000 (was #1,857)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,973	Stapleton	18,332	16,842
#1,974	Batista	18,323	16,850
#1,975	Wilkes	18,314	16,858
#1,976	Lopes	18,310	16,862
#1,977	Richey	18,296	16,875
#1,978	Oh	18,285	16,885
#1,979	Keyes	18,252	16,916

Who is named Humphries

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

80% of people named Humphries identified as white (not Hispanic), 15% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Humphriess

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Barry Humphries
Australian comedian and actor (1934–2023)
Kris Humphries
American basketball player (born 1985)
Jay Humphries
American basketball player-coach, born 1962
Isaac Humphries
Australian basketball player (born 1998)
D. J. Humphries
American football player, born 1993

Notable Humphriess come mostly from the United States (3) and Australia (2).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Umphress

Surnames that sound like Humphries

Humphries 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 Humphries come from?: From Humphrey + the patronymic suffix -s.
How common is the surname Humphries?: 18,201 people in the United States had the surname Humphries in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 16,963 Americans. It ranked 1,981st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Humphries?: In the 2010 Census, 80% of people named Humphries identified as white (not Hispanic), and 15% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Humphries?: Barry Humphries, Australian comedian and actor (1934–2023), followed by Kris Humphries.
Where is the surname Humphries most common?: Wikidata records people named Humphries in the United States and Australia.
What type of surname is Humphries?: Humphries is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Humphries getting more or less common?: More common. 17,785 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 18,201 in 2010, up 2.3%.
What are other spellings of Humphries?: Umphress.