Furmston Surname

881,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 306 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Andorra

Furmston Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Furmston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1831:304,47023,072
Australia541:499,92037,885
Argentina311:1,378,82078,351
Wales161:193,40812,484
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England741:329,39721,471
Wales51:313,68310,604

Furmston Last Name Facts

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

The surname Furmston occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Furmston? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 881,213th most common family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 23,815,510 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 66 percent of Furmston are found; 65 percent are found in Northern Europe and 65 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Furmston is most frequently used in England, where it is borne by 183 people, or 1 in 304,470. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Cheshire, where 17 percent reside, Buckinghamshire, where 16 percent reside and Greater Manchester, where 9 percent reside. Outside of England Furmston exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 18 percent reside and Argentina, where 10 percent reside.

Furmston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Furmston has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Furmston last name rose 247 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 320 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Furmston Last Name Statistics demography

Furmston earn a lot more than the average income. In Canada they earn 35.74% more than the national average, earning $67,438 CAD per year.

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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
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  • 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 Furmston
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