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 surname Furlow is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Furlow? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 108,642nd most frequent last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,701,108 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Furlow are found; 92 percent are found in North America and 92 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Furlow is also the 2,900,335th most prevalent forename worldwide It is held by 15 people.

The surname Furlow is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 4,190 people, or 1 in 86,506. In The United States it is most numerous in: Texas, where 15 percent are found, Illinois, where 10 percent are found and Georgia, where 8 percent are found. Other than The United States Furlow exists in 9 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent are found and The Philippines, where 0 percent are found.

Furlow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Furlow has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Furlow surname grew 738 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 914 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 111 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Furlow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Furlow last name are 1.42% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 51.81% being registered to vote for the political 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