Furbisher Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Furbisher Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the furber' or 'furbisher.' A furbisher or scourer of armour and metals generally, found also as' furbearer.' Frobisher is the most prominent modern form of the surname. The 'Smiths, Forbers, and Pewterers went together in the Chester Play, inaugurated 1339' (Ormerod's Cheshire).
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 16 | 1:1,523,461 | 51,234 |
Furbisher Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the furber' or 'furbisher.' A furbisher or scourer of armour and metals generally, found also as' furbearer.' Frobisher is the most prominent modern form of the surname. The 'Smiths, Forbers, and Pewterers went together in the Chester Play, inaugurated 1339' (Ormerod's Cheshire). 'Foorbyschowre, eruginator' (Prompt. Parv). 'Frobischer, a furbisher: explained by urigenalor'm Nominate MS.' (Halliwell). The American Furburshaw seems to be a corruption of Furbisher.
John le Furber. Rotuli Litterarum Clausarum in Turri Londinesi.
Alan le Fourbour. Calendarium Rotulorum Originalium.
Thomas le Furbisur, 1303. Writs of Parliament.
Thomas Fourbour, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Matilda Forbuschour, 1379: ibid.
Anabilla Fourbour, 1379: ibid.
John Forbysher, or Frobusher, or Frobysher, sup. for B.A., 1520: Register of the University of Oxford.
1588. Baptised — Martha, d. Erisia Furbussher: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1701. Married — John Furber and Anne Mihill: St. George, Hanover Square.
A furbisher or polisher of metals. French fourhisseur, an artizan who polishes and mounts swords; a sword cutler. Boyer. In the Promptorium we read, "Foorbyschowre, eruginator," one who removes rust. The transposition of the o and the r has many analogies. The name Le Furbur in the H.R. is probably synonymous.
Furbisher: kept the armour polished.
Fukber: The Fukbers have their home in the Nantwich district. In the form of Le Furbur the name occurred in Northumberland, Oxfordshire, and Cambridgeshire in the 13th century (H. R.).
Furbisher Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Furbisher Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Furbisher is most common in England. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Furbisher? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,812,366th most prevalent last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name Furbisher occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Furbisher reside; 91 percent reside in Northern Europe and 91 percent reside in British Isles.
Furbisher is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 5,571,806. In England Furbisher is most prevalent in: West Yorkshire, where 90 percent live and Nottinghamshire, where 10 percent live. Beside England this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Belgium, where 9 percent live.
Furbisher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Furbisher has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Furbisher surname fell 37 percent between 1881 and 2014.
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