Furnas Surname
Approximately 940 people bear this surname
Furnas Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Furness,' the portion separated by the Morecambe estuary from the rest of Lancashire. It underlies Cumberland and Westmoreland.
Reyner de Furneys, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Read More About This SurnameFurnas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 855 | 1:423,929 | 36,688 |
| Portugal | 38 | 1:274,164 | 10,086 |
| Brazil | 37 | 1:5,785,793 | 142,916 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 17 | 1:1,433,845 | 49,523 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 174 | 1:288,613 | 23,092 |
Furnas (12) may also be a first name.
Furnas Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Furness,' the portion separated by the Morecambe estuary from the rest of Lancashire. It underlies Cumberland and Westmoreland.
Reyner de Furneys, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Michael de Fournes, 21 Richard II: Purness Coucher Book.
Sibilla de Fournays, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Jonannes de Foumays, 1379: ibid.
Thomas Furneys, 1379: ibid.
1586-7. Buried — Annes Fumes, widow: St. Dionis Backchurch.
1729. Married — John St. John and Elizabeth Furnese: St. George, Hanover Square.
1784.—Thomas Turbitt and Ann Furniss, ibid.
Furness, co. Lancaster; but see Furnace.
Furness is name which has been established in Eyam since the region Charles II,, and probably from an earlier date: in the present century it has attained some note: Richard Furness, the poet, is born at Eyam in 1791, and the distinguished engineer of the Thames Embankment hails from the Eyam stock (W.). __ name occurred as De Furnes, De Furneys, and De Furneu__ Lincolnshire, Norfolk, and Cambridgeshire in the 13th century (H. R.). In Derbyshire it is more usually written Furniss __ Furness, and we find it most numerous on and near the Yorkshire border in the vicinity of Sheffield.
Furnas Demographics
Average Furnas Salary in
United States
$48,216 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Furnas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Furnas Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Furnas (Hindi: फुरनस) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Furnas? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 379,617th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 7,752,708 people. The surname Furnas occurs mostly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Furnas live; 91 percent live in North America and 91 percent live in Anglo-North America. Furnas is also the 3,306,491st most commonly occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 12 people.
It is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 855 people, or 1 in 423,929. In The United States Furnas is mostly found in: Ohio, where 12 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and Indiana, where 9 percent live. Other than The United States it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Portugal, where 4 percent live and Brazil, where 4 percent live.
Furnas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Furnas has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Furnas last name grew 491 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 94 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Furnas Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Furnas last name are 26.59% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 73.36% being registered with the party.
Furnas earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.74% more than the national average, earning $48,216 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Furnass | 92 | 142 | / |
| Furnash | 92 | 3 | / |
| Fournas | 92 | 2 | / |
| Furna | 91 | 70 | / |
| Fournais | 86 | 123 | / |
| Fornas | 83 | 870 | / |
| Firnas | 83 | 695 | / |
| Furnea | 83 | 530 | / |
| Fourna | 83 | 37 | / |
| Furnad | 83 | 13 | / |
| Furnaz | 83 | 3 | / |
| Furnos | 83 | 2 | / |
| Furnau | 83 | 0 | / |
| Furnay | 83 | 0 | / |
| Fournaise | 80 | 684 | / |
| Furnace | 77 | 484 | / |
| Fornash | 77 | 461 | / |
| Forneas | 77 | 356 | / |
| Vournas | 77 | 353 | / |
| Furneau | 77 | 175 | / |
| Fournat | 77 | 162 | / |
| Fournau | 77 | 38 | / |
| Fournac | 77 | 23 | / |
| Fórneas | 77 | 10 | / |
| Firnaus | 77 | 5 | / |
| Furnaux | 77 | 2 | / |
| Furngah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Firnash | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fornass | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fornais | 77 | 1 | / |
| Furnacz | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fournos | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fournea | 77 | 0 | / |
| Furneis | 77 | 0 | / |
| Furno | 73 | 6,036 | / |
| Forna | 73 | 392 | / |
| Furnò | 73 | 51 | / |
| Vurna | 73 | 9 | / |
| Furnó | 73 | 2 | / |
| Furnô | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fournaux | 71 | 247 | / |
| Fournaud | 71 | 127 | / |
| Fourniea | 71 | 51 | / |
| Fournous | 71 | 13 | / |
| Fournace | 71 | 7 | / |
| Fournois | 71 | 2 | / |
| Fornos | 67 | 2,528 | / |
| Fornea | 67 | 1,556 | / |
| Furney | 67 | 1,523 | / |
| Fornai | 67 | 885 | / |
| Fourneaux | 67 | 719 | / |
| Firnaz | 67 | 585 | / |
| Fourgnaud | 67 | 258 | / |
| Fornay | 67 | 157 | / |
| Fourno | 67 | 99 | / |
| Fornós | 67 | 29 | / |
| Furnosova | 67 | 23 | / |
| Virnas | 67 | 12 | / |
| Fourneaud | 67 | 9 | / |
| Furnoy | 67 | 9 | / |
| Fornau | 67 | 6 | / |
| Firnos | 67 | 4 | / |
| Fourneaut | 67 | 3 | / |
| Furneu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Furnei | 67 | 3 | / |
| Fourgnaux | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fornaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Forinnash | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fürnau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Foorna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fornaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fornaś | 67 | 1 | / |
Furnas Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Furnas in the Hindi language | ||
| फुरनस | phuranasa | - |
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