Furminger Surname

731,961st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 396 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Furminger Surname Definition:

A cheese-maker. See Firminger. A Bob. Formagier, an Anselm le Formgir, and a Godfrey le Furmager are found in H.R.

Furminger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2221:250,98220,313
Australia601:449,92835,109
United States461:7,879,542351,394
Canada411:898,67368,969
Wales161:193,40812,484
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
China21:683,660,78330,601
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Malta11:430,2723,380
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1281:190,43315,429
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Furminger Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A cheese-maker. See Firminger. A Bob. Formagier, an Anselm le Formgir, and a Godfrey le Furmager are found in H.R.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Furminger Last Name Facts

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

Furminger is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Furminger? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 731,961st most commonly held last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 18,402,894 people. Furminger is primarily found in Europe, where 62 percent of Furminger live; 61 percent live in Northern Europe and 61 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Furminger is most common in England, where it is carried by 222 people, or 1 in 250,982. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Greater London, where 17 percent live, East Sussex, where 16 percent live and Kent, where 12 percent live. Outside of England this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 15 percent live and The United States, where 12 percent live.

Furminger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Furminger has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Furminger surname grew 173 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 1,150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Furminger Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Furminger surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Furminger last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Furminger earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 60.7% more than the national average, earning $69,339 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.7% less than the national average, earning $38,902 CAD per year.

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