Humber Family History
Humber Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Humber (Herefordshire) or Humber in Bishopsteignton (Devon). The Herefordshire place takes its name from Humber Brook a prehistoric river name of uncertain origin while the Devon placename derives from the Old English personal name Hund or Old English hund ‘hound’ + beorg ‘hill mound’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022