Origins of the Humphries surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 143North West 117Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 512East Midlands 126West Midlands 1003East 371London 1497South East 834South West 484South Wales 299Mid Wales 40West Wales 2North Wales 31Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Humphrieses lived in london

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    8,000 Humphries Travel & migration records
    69,000 Humphrieses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Humphries

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    659th most common surname in the UK

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

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    What are the most common Humphries first names?

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    Common jobs for Humphrieses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Humphrieses in 1921

    Laundress

    246

    Domestic Servant

    225

    Dressmaker

    215

    General Servant Domestic

    194

    Charwoman

    131

    Commmon male occupations for Humphrieses in 1921

    General Labourer

    351

    Agricultural Labourer

    305

    Coal Miner

    224

    Farm Labourer

    193

    Carpenter

    154

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