Furnivall Surname
Approximately 330 people bear this surname
Furnivall 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 SurnameFurnivall Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 176 | 1:316,580 | 23,688 |
| United States | 62 | 1:5,846,112 | 285,490 |
| Scotland | 30 | 1:178,461 | 9,900 |
| Australia | 18 | 1:1,499,761 | 75,721 |
| South Africa | 15 | 1:3,611,847 | 123,156 |
| Canada | 9 | 1:4,093,955 | 205,175 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 91 | 1:267,861 | 18,927 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Furnivall 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
Gerard de Furnival came from Normandy into England temp. Richard I., and accompanied that monarch to the Holy Land. His successors were barons by tenure and writ for several descents. Fourneville, the place in Normandy from which the name appears to have been derived, is in the neighbourhood of Honfleur.
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Furnivall Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Furnivall Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Furnivall is found in England more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Furnivall? popularity and diffusion
The last name Furnivall is the 835,661st most frequently occurring surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 22,083,472 people. The surname Furnivall is predominantly found in Europe, where 66 percent of Furnivall reside; 65 percent reside in Northern Europe and 65 percent reside in British Isles.
The surname is most widespread in England, where it is borne by 176 people, or 1 in 316,580. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Kent, where 15 percent reside, Devon, where 14 percent reside and Norfolk, where 9 percent reside. Other than England this surname is found in 12 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent reside and Scotland, where 9 percent reside.
Furnivall Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Furnivall has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Furnivall last name rose 193 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 6,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Furnivall Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Furnivall are 38.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 85.71% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Furnivall earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 237.37% more than the national average, earning R 801,708 per year; in United States they earn 39.68% more than the national average, earning $60,271 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.43% less than the national average, earning $47,480 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Furnival | 94 | 1,618 | / |
| Fournival | 89 | 341 | / |
| Furnevall | 89 | 20 | / |
| Furnavall | 89 | 1 | / |
| Farnivall | 89 | 0 | / |
| Furnivale | 89 | 0 | / |
| Furnval | 88 | 0 | / |
| Furneyvall | 84 | 17 | / |
| Fernvall | 82 | 27 | / |
| Furneval | 82 | 9 | / |
| Fronival | 82 | 2 | / |
| Fornvall | 82 | 1 | / |
| Fornival | 82 | 1 | / |
| Fernival | 82 | 1 | / |
| Furnivel | 82 | 1 | / |
| Frennvall | 78 | 2 | / |
| Vurnivale | 78 | 0 | / |
| Fronval | 75 | 129 | / |
| Franval | 75 | 2 | / |
| Furnevel | 71 | 33 | / |
| Fernvale | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ferneval | 71 | 1 | / |
| Frenvell | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fornvill | 71 | 1 | / |
| Furnfull | 71 | 0 | / |
| Fornveal | 71 | 0 | / |
| Franvell | 71 | 0 | / |
| Fronville | 67 | 217 | / |
| Franville | 67 | 88 | / |
| Fornville | 67 | 34 | / |
| Vrnval | 67 | 13 | / |
| Frenville | 67 | 5 | / |
| Fernville | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fornviell | 67 | 0 | / |
| Franvaile | 67 | 0 | / |
| Firnville | 67 | 0 | / |
| Farnville | 67 | 0 | / |
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