Fourneaux Surname

467,776th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 719 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Belgium

Fourneaux Surname Definition:

Or Fornels, from Fourneaux near St. Lo, and Coutances. Odo de Furnell held in capite in Somerset, 1083 (Ex. Domesd.). Geoffry de F. was Viscount of Devon 1130, and Robert de F. occurs in Yorks. Adam de F., 1165, held one and a half fee, Devon, as mesne lord: and Alan F.

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Fourneaux Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France4801:138,38121,255
Belgium1941:59,2619,566
Canada391:944,75971,777
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Fourneaux Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Or Fornels, from Fourneaux near St. Lo, and Coutances. Odo de Furnell held in capite in Somerset, 1083 (Ex. Domesd.). Geoffry de F. was Viscount of Devon 1130, and Robert de F. occurs in Yorks. Adam de F., 1165, held one and a half fee, Devon, as mesne lord: and Alan F. one fee. He was one of the Justiciaries (Mon. i. 999). Ralph de Fornellis occurs in Normandy, 1070 (Ord. Vit. 575); Richard and Philip de F. 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae).

The Norman People (1874)

Fourneaux Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Fourneaux Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Fourneaux is found in France more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fourneaux? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 467,776th most frequently held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 10,135,669 people. The last name Fourneaux occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Fourneaux live; 94 percent live in Western Europe and 93 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

It is most frequently held in France, where it is borne by 480 people, or 1 in 138,381. In France Fourneaux is mostly concentrated in: Normandy, where 55 percent are found, Hauts-de-France, where 16 percent are found and Grand Est, where 7 percent are found. Outside of France this last name exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 27 percent are found and Canada, where 5 percent are found.

Fourneaux Last Name Statistics demography

Fourneaux earn somewhat less than the average income. In Canada they earn 12.86% less than the national average, earning $43,293 CAD per year.

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Forneau882/
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Fornaux881/
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Fournaud82127/
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Furneu803/
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Fourgnaud78258/
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Fournas752/
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Fournout7118/
Fournous7113/
Varneaux712/
Farrneau710/
Fornaugh710/
Fornah6729,402/
Furnas67940/
Fornas67870/
Fourno6799/
Farnau6725/
Farneault6722/
Furnad6713/
Furnaz673/
Fornat673/
Fornga671/
Fornaś671/
Fornaa671/
Foorna671/
Fornac671/
Farneu671/
Furnaq671/
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