Is There a Humphreys Coat of Arms?

Seen on a gravestone or a census line, Humphreys usually leads back to Humphrey. Surname dictionaries give the meaning as “Peaceful warrior”.

A variant of Humphrey

Humphreys adds a patronymic ending to Humphrey, meaning ‘son of’ or ‘of the family of’. Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them. Related forms: Humphries, Humphryes and Humphury.

In the 2010 US Census, 13,895 Americans gave Humphreys as their last name (rank 2,593). That puts it inside the top 5,000 US surnames.

Heraldry and the Humphreys name

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Humphrey surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon.

Get the complete Humphreys report, with a museum-style coat of arms.