The humphrey Surname

humphrey Name Meaning and History

English: from the Old French personal name Humfrey, introduced to Britain by the Normans. This is composed of the Germanic elements hun ‘bear cub’ + frid, fred ‘peace’. It was borne by a 9th-century saint, bishop of Therouanne, who had a certain following in England among Norman settlers.

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Distribution of humphrey Families in the US in 1920

Number of humphrey families

243-483

82-242

1-81

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Books on the Humphrey Family	StellaS77	0
Andrew Jackson Umphreys/Humphreys/Humphrey	McAree_Humphrey	0
Humphrey, McCune, Davis, Stone, Morton	arlena mccune	1
Herman Humphrey in 1915 photo	Not_A_Relative	0
HUMPHREY M Charlene 1934-2001	t42MountOlivet	0
HUMPHREY Arnold D and Bette L	t42MountOlivet	0
Humphrey in New Windsor NY and Gr. BarringtonMA	ginny chasteen	4
HUMPHREY Ethel O 1895-1970	t42MountOlivet	0
Humphrey Cemetery--Phelps NY	cvsboc	3
David L Humphrey	Barbara Keck sharp	5

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