Furner Surname
Approximately 1,924 people bear this surname
Furner Surname Definition:
(French-Latin) Baker [Anglo-French Old French furner (French fournier); from Latin furn-us, an oven, bakehouse]
Furner Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 771 | 1:35,014 | 4,614 |
| United States | 677 | 1:535,390 | 44,465 |
| England | 378 | 1:147,402 | 14,157 |
| New Zealand | 21 | 1:215,634 | 21,249 |
| Canada | 16 | 1:2,302,849 | 139,666 |
| South Africa | 13 | 1:4,167,516 | 132,322 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 25 | 1:177,195 | 8,871 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 223 | 1:109,307 | 10,757 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:522,805 | 14,314 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 242 | 1:207,515 | 17,911 |
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]
“Baker” in Old English.
Fr . fournier, a baker or fur-nace man. Fournier, Dufour, &c., are common French surnames.
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).
From from the French, Fournier; a Huguenot name.
Furner Demographics
Furner Political Affiliation
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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
Furner Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Furner in the Russian language | ||
| Фурнер | furner | - |
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