Umbridge family

Umbridge is the surname of a wizarding family that has both muggle and magical heritage. They are related to the muggle Cracknell family, and may be related to the pure-blood Selwyn family.

Known family members

 * Orford Umbridge - retired Ministry of Magic employee, worked at the Magical Maintenance Department, husband of Ellen Cracknell, (seperated), father of Dolores and a son
 * Dolores Jane Umbridge . daughter of Orford and Ellen, Senior Undersecretary to the Minister for Magic, Defence against the Dark Arts Professor at Hogwarts School and Head of the Muggle-born Registration Commission. Later inprisoned in Azkaban for crimes against muggle-borns.
 * Dolores Umbridge's brother - second child of Orford and Ellen, a Squib who lives in the muggle world.

Behind the Scenes

 * Dolores claimed that Salazar Slytherin's locket had belonged to the Selwyn family and that she was related to them. It´s unknown if she is actually related to the Selwyns through her father.

Etymology

 * The name Umbridge comes from the expression "to take umbrage", which means offence or insult.