Furnice Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Furnice Surname Definition:

(Anglo-French-Latin (or English) belonging to Furness (Lancs) = prob. the (Iron) Furnace [Middle English forneis, Fourneys, &c.; Old French fornaise (Frenchfournaise), Latin fornax -acis]; unless the ‘Far Ness’ [Old English feor, far + Old English næss, a headland] The spelling in the 13th cent, is generally Furneis, Furneys, and Funes.

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Furnice Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:19,076,786604,894
England41:13,929,515290,718
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:1,059,79941,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Furnice Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Anglo-French-Latin (or English) belonging to Furness (Lancs) = prob. the (Iron) Furnace [Middle English forneis, Fourneys, &c.; Old French fornaise (Frenchfournaise), Latin fornax -acis]; unless the ‘Far Ness’ [Old English feor, far + Old English næss, a headland] The spelling in the 13th cent, is generally Furneis, Furneys, and Funes. John de Fourneys, A.D. 1348.—Lanc. Fines.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Furnice Last Name Facts

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

The surname Furnice is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Furnice? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,957,383rd most prevalent last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Furnice reside; 80 percent reside in North America and 80 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 19,076,786. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 74 percent live, Florida, where 21 percent live and Arkansas, where 5 percent live. Other than The United States this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 16 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.

Furnice Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Furnice has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Furnice surname decreased 5 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Furnice Last Name Statistics demography

Furnice earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.7% less than the national average, earning $41,983 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fournice931/
Furnica861,374/
Furnace86484/
Furnică86379/
Furnike8622/
Furnies865/
Furnise861/
Furnich861/
Furnicy860/
Furnece860/
Furnige860/
Fourniez80123/
Furnigea8079/
Fournies8063/
Fournace807/
Furnisse801/
Furnes771,149/
Furnis7781/
Furniz7721/
Furnez771/
Fournaise75684/
Furnished758/
Furnisher752/
Furnecher751/
Fournizer751/
Furnishet751/
Furness718,475/
Furniss716,099/
Furnish712,184/
Fornies71761/
Fournes71595/
Fournis71435/
Fournez71209/
Furnika71190/
Fornica71126/
Fourniquet7195/
Fournex7142/
Furnesh711/
Fornici711/
Furnnes710/
Furnest710/
Furnege710/
Fornise710/
Furnisz710/
Furnist710/
Furneis710/
Furnese710/
Fournais67123/
Fourness6797/
Fornicki6735/
Fourniss6726/
Furnigić6712/
Fournest679/
Fournets676/
Fournika675/
Furnezes673/
Fournois672/
Furnishi672/
Fuurniss671/
Furnedge671/
Furnneka671/
Furnizaa671/
Fornesie671/
Furnasey670/
Furnness670/
Furrness670/

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