Where does “Humphries” come from?

Humphries is an English surname derived from the given name Humphrey, itself from Old French Hunfrey, from Germanic *Hunfrid meaning "bear cub peace."

Ancestry of “Humphries”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishHumphrey—
2Proto-Germanicunnanąto grant, bestow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanān-to notice; face, mouth

Words derived from “Humphries”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ān- →Every word from Proto-Germanic unnaną →Every word from English Humphrey →