Furnell Surname

185,106th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,290 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Furnell Surname Definition:

From Fourneaux, near Coutances. Ralph de Fornellis is mentioned c. 1070 (Ord. Vitalis, 575). Anquetil de F. witnessed, t. William I., the foundation charter of Swavesey Abbey, Cambridge (Mon. i. 572). Robert de Fornell occurs in York 1130 (Rot.

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Furnell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,2361:45,0795,683
Australia5011:53,8846,628
United States2371:1,529,363103,723
Canada891:413,99536,402
South Africa661:820,87455,153
New Zealand511:88,79112,412
Wales361:85,9597,098
Ireland251:188,3587,886
Scotland81:669,22723,443
India61:127,844,230863,365
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Belize51:71,0952,977
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4951:49,2436,034
Wales151:104,5614,503
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States511:984,68058,342

Furnell (54) may also be a first name.

Furnell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Fourneaux, near Coutances. Ralph de Fornellis is mentioned c. 1070 (Ord. Vitalis, 575). Anquetil de F. witnessed, t. William I., the foundation charter of Swavesey Abbey, Cambridge (Mon. i. 572). Robert de Fornell occurs in York 1130 (Rot. Pip.). Philip de F. (13th cent.) held Fen Ottery, Devon, by grant of Henry I. to his ancestor. Alan de Fornell was a justiciary.

The Norman People (1874)

Furnell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Furnell is found most in England. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Furnell? popularity and diffusion

It is the 185,106th most widely held family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 3,182,334 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 58 percent of Furnell are found; 57 percent are found in Northern Europe and 57 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 1,350,955th most commonly occurring forename in the world It is held by 54 people.

The last name Furnell is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 1,236 people, or 1 in 45,079. In England it is most frequent in: Greater London, where 11 percent are found, Hampshire, where 11 percent are found and Cambridgeshire, where 8 percent are found. Excluding England this surname occurs in 24 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 22 percent are found and The United States, where 10 percent are found.

Furnell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Furnell has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Furnell surname increased 250 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 465 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 240 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 625 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Furnell Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Furnell last name are 11.8% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.57% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Furnell earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 34.46% more than the national average, earning R 319,524 per year; in United States they earn 7.43% more than the national average, earning $46,353 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.82% more than the national average, earning $50,092 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fournell93176/
Furnel9264/
Fournel865,207/
Fornell861,975/
Furniel86460/
Faurnel861/
Vurnell861/
Firnell860/
Furnelt860/
Fourniel8062/
Firnnell800/
Fornel77762/
Furenl771/
Firnel770/
Fournil71748/
Forniel7142/
Fornill711/
Fornehl711/
Furngli711/
Fourniol67278/
Phornell673/
Fornil6216/
Virnel6212/
Fornél621/
Virnl501/

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