Furley Surname

435,329th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 789 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Furley Surname Definition:

A location name in Devon.

Furley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3341:166,82115,434
United States2101:1,725,995114,113
Australia671:402,92132,505
Scotland481:111,5387,348
New Zealand431:105,31013,865
Ireland291:162,3777,171
Brazil221:9,730,651206,332
Wales201:154,72710,755
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland131:340,75912,983
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2941:82,9098,826
Guernsey41:8,1641,328
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1171:429,22031,367

Furley (17) may also be a first name.

Furley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A location name in Devon.

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

Furley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Furley (Russian: Фурлей) occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Furley.

How Common Is The Last Name Furley? popularity and diffusion

The surname Furley is the 435,329th most widely held surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 9,236,433 people. Furley is mostly found in Europe, where 56 percent of Furley are found; 55 percent are found in Northern Europe and 55 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 2,694,839th most frequent given name world-wide, borne by 17 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in England, where it is held by 334 people, or 1 in 166,821. In England it is most prevalent in: Gloucestershire, where 20 percent live, Greater London, where 10 percent live and Kent, where 8 percent live. Besides England it exists in 17 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent live and Australia, where 8 percent live.

Furley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Furley has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 114 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 179 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 223 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Furley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Furley surname is principally Presbyterian (54%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Furley surname are 36.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 83.33% being registered to vote for the political party.

Furley earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.83% more than the national average, earning $43,938 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fourley921/
Furzley921/
Furle915/
Furly913/
Furler831,210/
Furlet83489/
Firley83441/
Feurle83276/
Forley8352/
Vurley8340/
Fuerle8325/
Furlei8310/
Furlay838/
Fourle835/
Feurly832/
Furlie832/
Furles831/
Furlej831/
Fourly830/
Furloe830/
Forzley77291/
Fierley7757/
Furlett7732/
Fuhrler7716/
Furelly775/
Furlowe772/
Furllet771/
Fourlay771/
Furlets771/
Phurley771/
Furille771/
Fourler771/
Fhorley771/
Fourles770/
Forlhey770/
Forrley770/
Firle73798/
Fürle73288/
Furla7395/
Furli7367/
Forle7336/
Forly7326/
Vurle732/
Fűrle731/
Furlã731/
Futrille71317/
Futrelle71255/
Furrelle7111/
Fourille711/
Faurille711/
Faurelle711/
Furleova711/
Firlej674,006/
Fierle67292/
Fourli67206/
Firlie67194/
Forlee67191/
Fautrelle67169/
Fourla67112/
Forlay6796/
Virley6790/
Führle6755/
Furlai6750/
Futrillet6743/
Firlei6728/
Forlie6717/
Furlas6716/
Firloy6716/
Firlle6715/
Forzly6713/
Firlay6710/
Furlis672/
Furlah672/
Fouriolle671/
Fuerli671/
Furlio671/
Futtrille671/
Furlaz671/
Furlejová671/
Forlej671/
Forloy671/
Forlei671/
Firlly671/
Furlou671/
Forrle670/
Vaurle670/
Foerle670/

Furley Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Furley in the Russian language
Фурлейfurlej-

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