Furner Surname

213,930th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,924 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Furner Surname Definition:

(French-Latin) Baker [Anglo-French Old French furner (French fournier); from Latin furn-us, an oven, bakehouse]

Furner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia7711:35,0144,614
United States6771:535,39044,465
England3781:147,40214,157
New Zealand211:215,63421,249
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
France11:66,422,722504,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland251:177,1958,871
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2231:109,30710,757
Wales31:522,80514,314
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2421:207,51517,911

The alternate forms: Fürner (8) are calculated separately.

Furner Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French-Latin) Baker [Anglo-French Old French furner (French fournier); from Latin furn-us, an oven, bakehouse]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

“Baker” in Old English.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Fr . fournier, a baker or fur-nace man. Fournier, Dufour, &c., are common French surnames.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Or Forner. Durand Former of Normandy 1195, Hugo Furnarius 1180 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae), William le Furner and Juliana his wife of England c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

From from the French, Fournier; a Huguenot name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Furner Last Name Facts

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

Furner (Russian: Фурнер) is found most in Australia. It may be rendered as: Fürner. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Furner? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 213,930th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 3,787,706 people. The last name is mostly found in Oceania, where 41 percent of Furner are found; 41 percent are found in Australasia and 41 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

This last name is most commonly held in Australia, where it is carried by 771 people, or 1 in 35,014. In Australia Furner is most prevalent in: New South Wales, where 55 percent live, South Australia, where 21 percent live and Queensland, where 19 percent live. Aside from Australia this last name occurs in 26 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 35 percent live and England, where 20 percent live.

Furner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Furner has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Furner surname expanded 280 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 170 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it declined 33 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 50 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 96 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Furner Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Furner last name is primarily Catholic (68%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Furner last name are 9.26% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.03% registered with the political party.

The amount Furner earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 64.25% more than the national average, earning R 390,324 per year; in United States they earn 1.75% more than the national average, earning $43,904 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.07% more than the national average, earning $55,182 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fürner948/
Furnier92391/
Fourner9267/
Pfurner9234/
Furnner9230/
Faurner921/
Furnear920/
Furrner920/
Furneir920/
Furne91278/
Fournier86149,912/
Fourneir869/
Faurnier862/
Fourgner861/
Fournere861/
Forner8310,361/
Furney831,523/
Furnes831,149/
Furnea83530/
Fourne83112/
Firner83100/
Furnee8396/
Furnie8331/
Furnée8316/
Furnge835/
Furnei833/
Furneu833/
Furnet833/
Furnez831/
Vurner830/
Fourrnier801/
Fournierz801/
Fournnier801/
Fourrneir800/
Furness778,475/
Fournet776,250/
Fournie771,811/
Fornier77942/
Fournes77595/
Fourney77499/
Fournez77209/
Fornear77203/
Fierner7721/
Fournee7716/
Furnett7713/
Foerner7711/
Fournir778/
Fournée774/
Furnesh771/
Fornner771/
Furnair771/
Vaurner771/
Furnior771/
Fournér771/
Furneis770/
Fournea770/
Furnnes770/
Feurrne770/
Fornher770/
Faurney770/
Forneyr770/
Forrner770/
Furnest770/
Forhner770/
Forne73879/
Furni7399/
Furna7370/
Furny736/
Furné735/
Fourness7197/
Fourniea7151/
Fournett7116/
Fournest719/
Fournets716/
Fournair714/
Fournire711/
Ffournet711/
Furrness710/
Fornnier710/
Fournior710/
Furnness710/
Pfoerner710/
Forney679,551/
Fourny672,990/
Fornea671,556/
Furnis6781/
Fourni6775/
Fornie6754/
Fourna6737/
Fornei6723/
Furniz6721/
Faurennes6717/
Fourné6716/
Furnoy679/
Fournè676/
Veurne672/
Fournaire672/
Forneh672/
Vurney671/
Furinness671/
Furnio671/
Vurnee671/
Fornee671/
Furnip670/
Furnay670/
Furnny670/

Furner Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Furner in the Russian language
Фурнерfurner-

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