Furniss Surname

79,930th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,099 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

Furniss Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Furness,' the portion separated by the Morecambe estuary from the rest of Lancashire. It underlies Cumberland and Westmoreland.

Reyner de Furneys, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

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Furniss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,7601:20,1882,858
United States2,0281:178,72717,897
Australia4991:54,1006,651
New Zealand2821:16,0582,799
Canada1491:247,28623,510
South Africa1461:371,08033,514
Scotland611:87,7676,275
Wales281:110,5198,545
Costa Rica161:298,7543,169
Ireland161:294,30910,207
Cayman Islands141:4,564572
Chile141:1,258,32022,898
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha101:58592
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
France51:13,284,544357,392
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
China31:455,773,85521,925
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland431:103,0206,511
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,3331:18,2862,634
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2171:231,42319,482

The alternate forms: Fürniss (45) are calculated separately.

Furniss (26) may also be a first name.

Furniss Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Furness,' the portion separated by the Morecambe estuary from the rest of Lancashire. It underlies Cumberland and Westmoreland.

Reyner de Furneys, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Michael de Fournes, 21 Richard II: Purness Coucher Book.

Sibilla de Fournays, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Jonannes de Foumays, 1379: ibid.

Thomas Furneys, 1379: ibid.

1586-7. Buried — Annes Fumes, widow: St. Dionis Backchurch.

1729. Married — John St. John and Elizabeth Furnese: St. George, Hanover Square.

1784.—Thomas Turbitt and Ann Furniss, ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(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

(English) One who came from Furness (podex headland), in Lancashire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Furness, co. Lancaster; but see Furnace.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Furness is name which has been established in Eyam since the region Charles II,, and probably from an earlier date: in the present century it has attained some note: Richard Furness, the poet, is born at Eyam in 1791, and the distinguished engineer of the Thames Embankment hails from the Eyam stock (W.). __ name occurred as De Furnes, De Furneys, and De Furneu__ Lincolnshire, Norfolk, and Cambridgeshire in the 13th century (H. R.). In Derbyshire it is more usually written Furniss __ Furness, and we find it most numerous on and near the Yorkshire border in the vicinity of Sheffield.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Furniss Last Name Facts

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

The surname Furniss is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Fürniss. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Furniss? popularity and diffusion

The last name Furniss is the 79,930th most frequently held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,194,876 people. The last name Furniss is primarily found in Europe, where 47 percent of Furniss reside; 47 percent reside in Northern Europe and 47 percent reside in British Isles. Furniss is also the 2,084,397th most prevalent first name world-wide It is held by 26 people.

The last name Furniss is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 2,760 people, or 1 in 20,188. In England it is mostly concentrated in: South Yorkshire, where 21 percent live, Derbyshire, where 9 percent live and West Yorkshire, where 8 percent live. Not including England this last name is found in 41 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent live and Australia, where 8 percent live.

Furniss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Furniss has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 207 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 935 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 63 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Furniss Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Catholic (79%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Furniss last name are 27.19% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 73.96% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Furniss earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 55.64% more than the national average, earning R 369,864 per year; in United States they earn 8.49% more than the national average, earning $46,812 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.31% less than the national average, earning $49,528 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fürniss9545/
Fuerniss9373/
Fourniss9326/
Fuurniss931/
Furnisse931/
Furnis9281/
Furness868,475/
Furnish862,184/
Fournis86435/
Forniss86149/
Firniss868/
Furnies865/
Furnise861/
Furneis860/
Furnist860/
Furnisz860/
Furni8399/
Fournais80123/
Fourness8097/
Fournies8063/
Fuerness803/
Fournois802/
Fuernisz800/
Furnness800/
Furrness800/
Furnes771,149/
Fornis771,061/
Fourni7775/
Furnie7731/
Firnis7722/
Furniz7721/
Vurnis779/
Furnei773/
Furnio771/
Furnip770/
Fournaise75684/
Furinness751/
Fournie711,811/
Forness71837/
Fornies71761/
Fournes71595/
Firneis7144/
Furnice7125/
Fournès7113/
Fournit7110/
Forneis712/
Furnesh711/
Fournio711/
Firness711/
Furnich711/
Fornais711/
Fornish711/
Furnnes710/
Furnest710/
Furnese710/
Forni6710,032/
Furne67278/
Fourniez67123/
Furna6770/
Fourniea6751/
Firneisz6716/
Fournest679/
Fournets676/
Furny676/
Furné675/
Vurni672/
Fournice671/
Fuernehs670/

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