Furrey Surname

844,382nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 325 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Furrey Surname Definition:

FURUY: John de Furuy, chaplain of the cathedral church of Aberdeen, 1366 (REA., II, p. 61). compare Furry.

Furrey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3231:1,122,16480,931
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States861:583,93839,464

Furrey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

FURUY: John de Furuy, chaplain of the cathedral church of Aberdeen, 1366 (REA., II, p. 61). compare Furry.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Furrey Last Name Facts

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

The surname Furrey is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Furrey? popularity and diffusion

It is the 844,382nd most common last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 22,423,218 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Furrey live; 96 percent live in North America and 96 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 323 people, or 1 in 1,122,164. In The United States Furrey is primarily concentrated in: Arizona, where 14 percent are found, Ohio, where 9 percent are found and New Jersey, where 9 percent are found. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 0 percent are found and Germany, where 0 percent are found.

Furrey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Furrey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Furrey last name rose 376 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 80 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Furrey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Furrey are 21.41% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.18% being registered with the political party.

Furrey earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.68% more than the national average, earning $44,736 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Fourrey92218/
Furey917,362/
Furry912,564/
Furre911,970/
Furrer8312,565/
Fourre831,752/
Forrey83871/
Fourey83374/
Furreh83339/
Furrie83165/
Faurre83155/
Furzey83103/
Feurey8333/
Fuhrey8328/
Furret8320/
Furroy839/
Furray838/
Fureya833/
Futrey832/
Furres832/
Feurry831/
Furgey831/
Furhey831/
Fuerry831/
Faurey831/
Fourry830/
Firrey830/
Furrye830/
Furree830/
Fury803,048/
Fure802,114/
Fourreh77827/
Fourrez77172/
Fourret7794/
Furreea7785/
Furreed7778/
Fourrer7767/
Fourres7737/
Foureys7720/
Pfurrer7710/
Fourrie774/
Furraya771/
Fourree771/
Feurrer771/
Fureeya771/
Furzree771/
Fourrea770/
Faure7384,624/
Furze732,017/
Forry731,984/
Forey731,830/
Furer731,779/
Foure731,743/
Faury731,654/
Foury731,246/
Furet73761/
Furie73650/
Furay73608/
Feury73578/
Fuery73533/
Firey73515/
Fureh73384/
Fuhry73381/
Furri73328/
Fures73283/
Forre73273/
Furue73257/
Furra73172/
Futre73159/
Fuhre73137/
Furge73133/
Firre73127/
Furoy73105/
Furøy7355/
Furye7349/
Vurey7341/
Vurre7328/
Feure7327/
Fuire7324/
Pfure7321/
Furje736/
Furiy735/
Futry735/
Fuere735/
Furei735/
Furea734/
Furez733/
Vurry732/
Furee732/
Furyi732/
Furhe731/
Furhy731/
Firry731/
Furuy731/
Fürry731/
Furyo731/
Fured731/
Fujry731/
Furoe731/
Fuiry730/
Furae730/
Furzy730/
Fusry730/
Foureyes712/
Fourreux711/
Fourroue711/
Furuya67113,194/
Fourie6791,698/
Faurie675,182/
Virrey673,820/
Feurer671,995/
Furiya671,280/
Fourez671,179/
Foures671,154/
Forray671,140/
Fouret67895/
Feutry67810/
Fauret67551/
Fireyi67416/
Furest67405/
Furayi67309/
Fautre67243/
Furesz67153/
Fuerea67133/
Fouray67132/
Fourré67130/
Faures67128/
Foutry67120/
Vourey67119/
Vureya67115/
Feurra6782/
Furuie6768/
Faurer6767/
Fourer6760/
Furaya6740/
Fierre6736/
Fhuere6735/
Fauroy6727/
Furaye6725/
Feuray6725/
Fürrer6723/
Faurez6722/
Furych6721/
Furris6716/
Forrie6716/
Fureid6714/
Fureha6714/
Forroy6714/
Furrha6713/
Fureis6713/
Fureed6712/
Furoyi6712/
Furesh6711/
Fuhres6711/
Fuirer678/
Foerry678/
Fourra678/
Fhurer678/
Furyst678/
Foutre677/
Feutre676/
Furiye676/
Furuye675/
Furrah674/
Furije674/
Foureh674/
Furets673/
Fuehre673/
Fuerra673/
Fureje672/
Forrea672/
Fouree672/
Furuyo672/
Furher672/
Furett672/
Fureih672/
Foorry672/
Feures671/
Feuret671/
Forhey671/
Forree671/
Fouroy671/
Fuhrae671/
Furayu671/
Furetz671/
Fureui671/
Furyia671/
Vurray671/
Feurge671/
Furoya671/
Fourge671/
Fourei671/
Vaurey671/
Vureyo671/
Füreya671/
Furras671/
Furuje671/
Furayo671/
Furhes671/
Faured671/
Fautry671/
Foerre671/
Foreya671/
Foorey671/
Foured671/
Fourri671/
Fourue671/
Fourye671/
Fousre671/
Fauree671/
Furays671/
Furayh671/
Firree670/
Phurey670/
Fausry670/
Fuires670/
Foerey670/
Feuree670/
Fuhrie670/
Fuerie670/
Fureht670/

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