Funnell Surname

78,418th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,228 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,1561:17,6552,538
Australia1,1081:24,3643,340
United States7121:509,07242,697
Canada5011:73,5448,341
New Zealand3641:12,4402,167
South Africa2071:261,72826,279
Scotland401:133,8458,251
Wales391:79,3476,699
Malaysia161:1,843,38974,511
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
France71:9,488,960336,266
Hong Kong71:1,047,9264,985
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
China21:683,660,78330,601
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland121:369,15613,616
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,6531:14,7462,196
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1151:436,68431,761

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.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

From Fundenhall; a location name in Norfolk Or from the French, Forneville (?).

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Funnel9247/
Funell9215/
Fonnell8616/
Vunnell861/
Futnell860/
Faunell860/
Funnill860/
Funel83240/
Faunuell800/
Finell77474/
Fonell7716/
Vunnel779/
Funiel776/
Fuinel774/
Founel772/
Fonnel771/
Faunel771/
Fuynel771/
Funl731/
Fausnel711/
Funngil711/
Faunuel711/
Fauniel711/
Foennel711/
Feunill710/
Finiell710/
Finel67552/
Funil6737/
Fhungnil671/
Feunl671/
Faunl670/
Fonel670/

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