Funnell Surname
Approximately 6,228 people bear this surname
Funnell Surname Definition:
This name, though very common in Sussex, is, I think, rarely met with beyond the limits of that county.
Funnell Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3,156 | 1:17,655 | 2,538 |
| Australia | 1,108 | 1:24,364 | 3,340 |
| United States | 712 | 1:509,072 | 42,697 |
| Canada | 501 | 1:73,544 | 8,341 |
| New Zealand | 364 | 1:12,440 | 2,167 |
| South Africa | 207 | 1:261,728 | 26,279 |
| Scotland | 40 | 1:133,845 | 8,251 |
| Wales | 39 | 1:79,347 | 6,699 |
| Malaysia | 16 | 1:1,843,389 | 74,511 |
| Thailand | 15 | 1:4,709,223 | 352,754 |
| Spain | 10 | 1:4,675,204 | 78,608 |
| Northern Ireland | 9 | 1:205,004 | 9,958 |
| France | 7 | 1:9,488,960 | 336,266 |
| Hong Kong | 7 | 1:1,047,926 | 4,985 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:19,840 | 3,614 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:16,110 | 1,225 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 12 | 1:369,156 | 13,616 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,653 | 1:14,746 | 2,196 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 115 | 1:436,684 | 31,761 |
Funnell Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This name, though very common in Sussex, is, I think, rarely met with beyond the limits of that county.
Lower thinks this name may be a corruption of Fontenelle, now St. Wandrille-sur-Seine, in Normandy, an ancient barony, and the site of a famous monastery, near Carrdebec, and that the corruption may have taken place thus: Fontenelle, Fonnell, Funnell.
From Fundenhall; a location name in Norfolk Or from the French, Forneville (?).
Funnell Demographics
Average Male Funnell Height
177.72 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Funnell Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Funnell Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Funnell is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Funnell? popularity and diffusion
The last name Funnell is the 78,418th most frequent family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,170,126 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 53 percent of Funnell are found; 52 percent are found in Northern Europe and 52 percent are found in British Isles.
The last name Funnell is most common in England, where it is carried by 3,156 people, or 1 in 17,655. In England it is most common in: East Sussex, where 21 percent are found, West Sussex, where 13 percent are found and Kent, where 12 percent are found. Not including England Funnell occurs in 31 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 18 percent are found and The United States, where 11 percent are found.
Funnell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Funnell has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Funnell surname increased 191 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 619 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 3,900 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 92 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Funnell Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Anglican (58%) in Ireland.
In The United States Funnell are 29.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 76.67% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Funnell earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 103.51% more than the national average, earning R 483,612 per year; in United States they earn 5.76% more than the national average, earning $45,634 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.77% more than the national average, earning $56,026 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Funnel | 92 | 47 | / |
| Funell | 92 | 15 | / |
| Fonnell | 86 | 16 | / |
| Vunnell | 86 | 1 | / |
| Futnell | 86 | 0 | / |
| Faunell | 86 | 0 | / |
| Funnill | 86 | 0 | / |
| Funel | 83 | 240 | / |
| Faunuell | 80 | 0 | / |
| Finell | 77 | 474 | / |
| Fonell | 77 | 16 | / |
| Vunnel | 77 | 9 | / |
| Funiel | 77 | 6 | / |
| Fuinel | 77 | 4 | / |
| Founel | 77 | 2 | / |
| Fonnel | 77 | 1 | / |
| Faunel | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fuynel | 77 | 1 | / |
| Funl | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fausnel | 71 | 1 | / |
| Funngil | 71 | 1 | / |
| Faunuel | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fauniel | 71 | 1 | / |
| Foennel | 71 | 1 | / |
| Feunill | 71 | 0 | / |
| Finiell | 71 | 0 | / |
| Finel | 67 | 552 | / |
| Funil | 67 | 37 | / |
| Fhungnil | 67 | 1 | / |
| Feunl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Faunl | 67 | 0 | / |
| Fonel | 67 | 0 | / |
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