Furse Surname
Approximately 1,617 people bear this surname
Furse Surname Definition:
An estate in the parish of Spreyton was possessed by a family of the same name, temp. Richard I. They claimed descent from the Ferse of Domesd., but the local origin is sufficient. See B.L.G.
Furse Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 767 | 1:472,567 | 40,164 |
| England | 612 | 1:91,043 | 9,811 |
| Australia | 82 | 1:329,216 | 28,102 |
| Canada | 51 | 1:722,463 | 57,796 |
| Wales | 38 | 1:81,435 | 6,830 |
| Latvia | 25 | 1:82,002 | 12,055 |
| New Zealand | 21 | 1:215,634 | 21,249 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 426 | 1:57,219 | 6,760 |
| Wales | 16 | 1:98,026 | 4,293 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 152 | 1:330,386 | 25,648 |
Furse Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
An estate in the parish of Spreyton was possessed by a family of the same name, temp. Richard I. They claimed descent from the Ferse of Domesd., but the local origin is sufficient. See B.L.G.
Furse, Ferse, an ancient personal surname. Domesd.
From fors, vors, for ford, a way. There is a place called Furze Park in Lansalloes.
Geoffry and Roger Farsi of Normandy 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). The name also occurs as Forcy and Falsy (Mem. Soc. Ant. Norm. v.). Geoffry Farsi is mentioned at the siege of Dol 1173.
From the French, Fourez (?); a personal name; in the Domesday Book, Fursa. Forz in Roll of Battell Abbey.
Furse: is the De Forz in some copies of the Battle Abbey Roll, and it occurs in Domesday as Fursa; but it is doubtful if it be a Norman name, and not Saxon. A tenant of one of my farms bore this appellation.
The name of Furse or Furze is taken from hamlets in the county. In the reign of Richard I. a family of this name owned the Furse estate in the parish of Spreyton (L.). A gentle family of Furse, now extinct, resided in Dean Prior in the 16th and 17th centuries (W. A.).
Furse Demographics
Average Male Furse Height
178.82 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Furse Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Furse Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Furse (Russian: Фурсе) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Furse? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 246,025th most numerous last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 4,506,831 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 51 percent of Furse live; 51 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America.
It is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 767 people, or 1 in 472,567. In The United States Furse is most common in: Utah, where 16 percent live, Georgia, where 11 percent live and Texas, where 8 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname exists in 22 countries. It also occurs in England, where 38 percent live and Australia, where 5 percent live.
Furse Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Furse has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 505 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 144 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 238 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Furse Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Furse last name are 12.96% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.73% registered with the political party.
The amount Furse earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 696.03% more than the national average, earning S/. 154,310 per year; in United States they earn 7.48% more than the national average, earning $46,376 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.16% more than the national average, earning $57,216 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Furse Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Furse in the Russian language | ||
| Фурсе | furse | - |
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