Furnace Surname
Approximately 484 people bear this surname
Furnace Surname Definition:
Probably from Furness, co. Lancaster, celebrated for its fine monastery; perhaps, however, from residence near some great iron-furnace, before the existing method of smelting that metal was introduced.
Furnace Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 413 | 1:877,625 | 66,497 |
| England | 33 | 1:1,688,426 | 69,999 |
| Canada | 11 | 1:3,349,599 | 180,238 |
| Scotland | 11 | 1:486,711 | 19,179 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 166 | 1:146,840 | 13,053 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 214 | 1:234,667 | 19,701 |
Furnace (15) may also be a first name.
Furnace Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Probably from Furness, co. Lancaster, celebrated for its fine monastery; perhaps, however, from residence near some great iron-furnace, before the existing method of smelting that metal was introduced.
From Furnace, a village co. Argyle; or Furness, a manorial liberty in the north-west part of Lancashire; or Fumes, a town of Belgium, prov. W. Flanders. compare the surnames Furnice, Fouroiss, Foulness, Furnese, Furness, Furniss. There is also a Furneaux, from Fourneaux-sur-Vire, in Normandy.
Furnace Demographics
Furnace Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Furnace Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Furnace Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Furnace (Arabic: فرن) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Furnace? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 631,297th most numerous family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 15,056,913 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 66 percent of Furnace live; 66 percent live in North America and 66 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,900,335th most numerous first name in the world It is held by 15 people.
Furnace is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 413 people, or 1 in 877,625. In The United States it is most common in: Missouri, where 14 percent are found, California, where 11 percent are found and New York, where 10 percent are found. Besides The United States this last name is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in England, where 7 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.
Furnace Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Furnace has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Furnace surname grew 193 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 80 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Furnace Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Furnace surname are 12.75% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.52% registered to vote for the party.
Furnace earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.59% less than the national average, earning $37,716 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fournace | 93 | 7 | / |
| Fornace | 86 | 139 | / |
| Furnice | 86 | 25 | / |
| Furnage | 86 | 3 | / |
| Furnacz | 86 | 1 | / |
| Fournage | 80 | 81 | / |
| Fournice | 80 | 1 | / |
| Furnasey | 80 | 0 | / |
| Furnas | 77 | 940 | / |
| Furnaz | 77 | 3 | / |
| Fournaise | 75 | 684 | / |
| Furnaesih | 75 | 16 | / |
| Fornaca | 71 | 594 | / |
| Fornaci | 71 | 188 | / |
| Furnass | 71 | 142 | / |
| Fornaze | 71 | 25 | / |
| Furnash | 71 | 3 | / |
| Fornase | 71 | 2 | / |
| Fournas | 71 | 2 | / |
| Fournazier | 71 | 1 | / |
| Furnise | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fornacy | 71 | 0 | / |
| Furneis | 71 | 0 | / |
| Fournais | 67 | 123 | / |
| Fornacca | 67 | 53 | / |
| Fornazie | 67 | 16 | / |
| Fornazze | 67 | 1 | / |
| Furnisse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Furnasis | 67 | 0 | / |
Furnace Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Furnace in the Arabic language | ||
| فرن | frn | - |
| فورنس | fwrns | - |
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