Furney Surname

258,381st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,523 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Furney Surname Definition:

Or Forney, the Norman French pronunciation of Fornet. Sylvester Fornet of Normandy 1105, Nicholas and Sylvester de Fornet 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). Fornet was in the Cotentin.

Furney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1371:318,78529,088
Australia1511:178,77918,110
Canada841:438,63838,170
Ireland811:58,1353,961
England251:2,228,72284,230
Northern Ireland181:102,5026,334
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Wales81:386,81619,671
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland571:77,7175,517
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England651:375,00623,176
Wales191:82,5483,796
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3091:162,52014,796

Furney (78) may also be a first name.

Furney Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Or Forney, the Norman French pronunciation of Fornet. Sylvester Fornet of Normandy 1105, Nicholas and Sylvester de Fornet 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). Fornet was in the Cotentin.

The Norman People (1874)

Furney Last Name Facts

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

The surname Furney is found most in The United States. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Furney? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 258,381st most commonly held family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,784,994 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 77 percent of Furney are found; 77 percent are found in North America and 77 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,091,646th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 78 people.

This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 1,137 people, or 1 in 318,785. In The United States it is most frequent in: Georgia, where 11 percent are found, Michigan, where 10 percent are found and Florida, where 9 percent are found. Not including The United States this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 10 percent are found and Canada, where 6 percent are found.

Furney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Furney has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Furney surname grew 368 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 142 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it declined 62 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 58 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Furney Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Anglican (65%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Furney surname are 20.28% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 67.05% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Furney earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 38.57% more than the national average, earning R 329,304 per year; in United States they earn 3.99% more than the national average, earning $44,871 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.41% more than the national average, earning $51,377 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fourney92499/
Furneyo9225/
Faurney920/
Furne91278/
Furny916/
Forney839,551/
Fourny832,990/
Furner831,924/
Furnes831,149/
Furnea83530/
Fourne83112/
Furnee8396/
Furnie8331/
Furnée8316/
Furnoy839/
Furnge835/
Furnet833/
Furneu833/
Furnei833/
Furnye832/
Vurney831/
Firney831/
Furnez831/
Furnay830/
Furnny830/
Furness778,475/
Fournet776,250/
Fournie771,811/
Fournes77595/
Fournez77209/
Fourner7767/
Pfurner7734/
Furnner7730/
Fournee7716/
Furnett7713/
Fournoy778/
Fournée774/
Fierney771/
Furnesh771/
Faurner771/
Furnest770/
Furneis770/
Vuirney770/
Furrner770/
Feurrne770/
Faurnoy770/
Fournea770/
Forhney770/
Firnney770/
Furnnes770/
Foorney770/
Furneux770/
Forne73879/
Forny73441/
Furni7399/
Furna7370/
Firne736/
Furné735/
Fourness7197/
Fourniea7151/
Fournett7116/
Fournest719/
Fournets716/
Fourgner711/
Ffournet711/
Furrness710/
Furnness710/
Fornea671,556/
Furnas67940/
Fornay67157/
Furnis6781/
Fourni6775/
Fornie6754/
Fourna6737/
Fornei6723/
Furniz6721/
Faurennes6717/
Fourné6716/
Furnad6713/
Fürner678/
Firnei677/
Fournè676/
Fornyi675/
Furnaz673/
Firnie672/
Virney672/
Fornéy672/
Forneh672/
Veurne672/
Firneh671/
Fierny671/
Fornee671/
Forniy671/
Furinness671/
Furnio671/
Vurnee671/
Furnip670/
Foerny670/
Foorny670/
Furnau670/

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