Furlonger Surname

500,792nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 657 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Furlonger Surname Definition:

A furlong, Anglo-Saxon furlang, is a division of a common or tenantry field. It may have been the duty of the "Furlonger" to attend to the boundaries of such divisions.

Furlonger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2781:200,42517,512
Australia2351:114,87512,758
Canada871:423,51337,101
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
United States131:27,881,456736,413
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2151:113,37411,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Furlonger Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A furlong, Anglo-Saxon furlang, is a division of a common or tenantry field. It may have been the duty of the "Furlonger" to attend to the boundaries of such divisions.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Valancre. Warm de Valle-Ancre was of Normandy 1195 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). The name appears in England c. 1272 as Varencher, then Wallenger, then as Fullanger, or Furlonger.

The Norman People (1874)

Furlonger Last Name Facts

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

The surname Furlonger is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Furlonger.

How Common Is The Last Name Furlonger? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 500,792nd most commonly occurring last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 11,092,155 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 45 percent of Furlonger are found; 44 percent are found in Northern Europe and 44 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Furlonger is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 278 people, or 1 in 200,425. In England it is primarily found in: Surrey, where 19 percent are found, Greater London, where 10 percent are found and Hampshire, where 8 percent are found. Outside of England Furlonger is found in 12 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 36 percent are found and Canada, where 13 percent are found.

Furlonger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Furlonger has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Furlonger last name rose 129 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 1,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Furlonger Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Furlonger earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 48.78% less than the national average, earning R 121,728 per year; in United States they earn 42.11% less than the national average, earning $24,979 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.26% more than the national average, earning $51,800 CAD per year.

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