Furlow Surname

108,642nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,284 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Furlow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Furlow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,1901:86,5069,764
England641:870,59545,570
Philippines131:7,787,556197,164
Wales101:309,45316,869
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales91:174,2686,522
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5681:88,4139,156

Furlow (15) may also be a first name.

Furlow Last Name Facts

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

The last name Furlow occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Furlow.

How Common Is The Last Name Furlow? popularity and diffusion

The surname Furlow is the 108,642nd most frequent family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,701,108 people. The last name Furlow is mostly found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Furlow live; 92 percent live in North America and 92 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,900,335th most widely held first name at a global level, held by 15 people.

Furlow is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 4,190 people, or 1 in 86,506. In The United States Furlow is most numerous in: Texas, where 15 percent reside, Illinois, where 10 percent reside and Georgia, where 8 percent reside. Excluding The United States this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent reside and The Philippines, where 0 percent reside.

Furlow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Furlow has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 738 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 914 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 111 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Furlow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Furlow are 1.42% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 51.81% registered to vote for the party.

Furlow earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.7% less than the national average, earning $38,101 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Furlowe922/
Fhurlow921/
Furllow920/
Forlow83184/
Vurlow8356/
Firlow8312/
Furlov833/
Furlaw830/
Furlova7713/
Forlowa771/
Firrlow770/
Forrlow770/
Furleova711/
Forlaw6753/
Forlov6710/
Firlov671/
Forellowa670/
Fourlaf621/
Virlov507/
Virlof501/

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Furlow Reference & Research

Furlong DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Furlong FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Furlow
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis