Furnival Surname
Approximately 1,618 people bear this surname
Furnival Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'Fourneville,' in the neighbourhood of Honfleur, Normandy.
Gerard de Furnivall. Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Thomas de Furnivall, Yorkshire, ibid.
Thomas Furnyuall, chivaler, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Read More About This SurnameFurnival Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,181 | 1:47,179 | 5,931 |
| United States | 145 | 1:2,499,717 | 152,655 |
| Canada | 98 | 1:375,975 | 33,576 |
| Wales | 74 | 1:41,818 | 4,057 |
| Australia | 49 | 1:550,933 | 40,757 |
| New Zealand | 25 | 1:181,133 | 19,287 |
| Scotland | 12 | 1:446,151 | 18,166 |
| Brazil | 10 | 1:21,407,433 | 350,627 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:19,840 | 3,614 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Isle of Man | 2 | 1:42,911 | 3,686 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 508 | 1:47,983 | 5,919 |
| Wales | 20 | 1:78,421 | 3,652 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12 | 1:4,184,890 | 180,076 |
Furnival Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'Fourneville,' in the neighbourhood of Honfleur, Normandy.
Gerard de Furnivall. Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Thomas de Furnivall, Yorkshire, ibid.
Thomas Furnyuall, chivaler, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Johanna Furnyuall, 1379: ibid.
(French-Latin) belonging to Fournival (Dept. Oise, &c., France) = (prob.) the Furnace-Vale [M.Latin*furnivall-is] Thomas de Furnivall,—Hundred Rolls
From Fournival, near Beauvais. Gerard de Fournival was in the service of Richard I., and is mentioned in Normandy 1195 and 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae), and 1202 had grants in Essex (Rotulus Cancellarii). Long before 1279 Christiana de F. had held the Barony of Wardon, Northants, with fifteen fees. The Lords Furnival were of this family. Their barony was in Yorkshire.
Furnival Demographics
Average Furnival Salary in
United States
$46,618 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Furnival Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Furnival Come From? nationality or country of origin
Furnival is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Furnival? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 245,904th most frequently used family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 4,504,046 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 79 percent of Furnival live; 79 percent live in Northern Europe and 79 percent live in British Isles.
This last name is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 1,181 people, or 1 in 47,179. In England Furnival is most numerous in: Staffordshire, where 23 percent reside, Cheshire, where 12 percent reside and West Midlands, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account England it occurs in 20 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 9 percent reside and Canada, where 6 percent reside.
Furnival Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Furnival has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Furnival last name expanded 232 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 1,208 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 370 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Furnival Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Furnival last name are 1.32% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 54.55% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Furnival earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 42.99% more than the national average, earning R 339,804 per year; in United States they earn 8.04% more than the national average, earning $46,618 USD per year and in Canada they earn 43.42% more than the national average, earning $71,256 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fournival | 94 | 341 | / |
| Furnivall | 94 | 330 | / |
| Furnivale | 94 | 0 | / |
| Furnval | 93 | 0 | / |
| Furneval | 88 | 9 | / |
| Fronival | 88 | 2 | / |
| Furnivel | 88 | 1 | / |
| Fernival | 88 | 1 | / |
| Fornival | 88 | 1 | / |
| Furnevall | 82 | 20 | / |
| Furnavall | 82 | 1 | / |
| Vurnivale | 82 | 0 | / |
| Farnivall | 82 | 0 | / |
| Fronval | 80 | 129 | / |
| Franval | 80 | 2 | / |
| Furneyvall | 78 | 17 | / |
| Furnevel | 75 | 33 | / |
| Fernvall | 75 | 27 | / |
| Fernvale | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ferneval | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fornvall | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fornveal | 75 | 0 | / |
| Vrnval | 71 | 13 | / |
| Frennvall | 71 | 2 | / |
| Franvaile | 71 | 0 | / |
| Varnval | 67 | 2,348 | / |
| Vernval | 67 | 40 | / |
| Franvel | 67 | 21 | / |
| Franvil | 67 | 16 | / |
| Vranval | 67 | 10 | / |
| Frenfil | 67 | 2 | / |
| Franfil | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vrnaval | 67 | 1 | / |
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