Origins of the Humphreys surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 166North West 593Isle of Man 8Yorkshire 452East Midlands 217West Midlands 537East 785London 2624South East 1165South West 1425South Wales 248Mid Wales 710West Wales 26North Wales 678Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Humphreyses lived in london

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    14,000 Humphreys Travel & migration records
    100,000 Humphreyses found in all Census records

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    413th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Humphreys surname. The oldest one dates back to 1532.

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    What are the most common Humphreys first names?

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    Common jobs for Humphreyses

    Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

    Commmon female occupations for Humphreyses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    539

    Domestic Servant

    328

    General Servant Domestic

    295

    Laundress

    261

    General Servant

    244

    Commmon male occupations for Humphreyses in 1921

    Farmer

    431

    General Labourer

    400

    Coal Miner

    361

    Agricultural Labourer

    276

    Carpenter

    273

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