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Striding proudly through the annals of time while bearing the family motto of 'The true man loves his country', the Humphrey surname rises forth from Denbighshire in Northeast Wales, where they held a family seat and were distinguished by Duke William of Normandy with lands in recognition of their assistance at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 A.D. The surname derives from the Old French personal name Humfrey, a cognate of Old German names Hunfrid and Humfrid. Those names derive from the Germanic elements 'hun', meaning 'bear cub', and 'frid' or 'fred', meaning 'peace'. It was a very popular given name among early Norman settlers of England.

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