Humston

Humston Meaning & Origin

About Humston
The surname Humston is of English origin and is believed to be a locational name derived from the place name "Hunston" or "Humston." These place names are found in various counties in England, including Sussex and Staffordshire. The name is composed of the Old English elements "hun" meaning "bear cub" and "tun" meaning "enclosure" or "settlement." Therefore, the surname Humston likely originated as a topographic or habitational name for someone who lived near or in a settlement associated with bears.

🌍 Origin
📏 Surname Length
💬 Number of Syllables
🔠 Starting Letter
Discover Your Ancestry with 23andMe Logo

Discover Your Ancestry with 23andMe

Explore your ancestry and health insights with exclusive savings.

Save 15%-60% this holiday season

Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Humston is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Humston: 199
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 92,358
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.07

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Humston based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Humston is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
HMSTN
🗽 NYSIIS
HANA
🔊 Soundex
H052305
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
HH AH1 M S T AH0 N
🌐 IPA
/humston*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('HMSTN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
H523

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Humston in Braille

Here's how to represent Humston in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Humston in braille

How to sign the name Humston using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Humston using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Humston in sign language

Numerology