Where Does the Humphries Surname Come From?

In parish registers, Humphries often stands in for Humphrey. Taken at its root, Humphries points to “Peaceful warrior”. Humphries is listed among the recognised spellings of Humphrey. The same family of names includes Humphryes, Humphreys and Humphury.

The 2010 census count for Humphries in the United States was 18,201, good for rank 1,981. That puts it inside the top 2,500 US surnames.

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Humphries, so the heraldry linked to Humphrey is a starting point, not an automatic right. Get the complete Humphries report, with a museum-style coat of arms.