Fursey Surname

1,129,067th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 214 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Fursey Surname Definition:

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.

Fursey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England831:671,30238,633
Australia721:374,94030,993
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England431:566,86929,432
Wales101:156,8426,008
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Fursey (51) may also be a first name.

Fursey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

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.

The Norman People (1874)

Fursey Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fursey (Russian: Фурсей) is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Fursey click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fursey? popularity and diffusion

The surname Fursey is the 1,129,067th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 34,053,953 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 49 percent of Fursey are found; 41 percent are found in Northern Europe and 41 percent are found in British Isles. Fursey is also the 1,396,783rd most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 51 people.

This last name is most frequently used in England, where it is held by 83 people, or 1 in 671,302. In England it is most prevalent in: Cumbria, where 19 percent reside, Northamptonshire, where 16 percent reside and Somerset, where 14 percent reside. Excluding England it occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 34 percent reside and Canada, where 9 percent reside.

Fursey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fursey has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Fursey last name increased 193 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 1,000 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it decreased 90 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fursey Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Fursey earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 0.91% more than the national average, earning $43,542 USD per year and in Canada they earn 35.81% more than the national average, earning $67,475 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Furse911,617/
Fursy913/
Fourshey8615/
Forsey832,216/
Furset83280/
Furzey83103/
Fursse8349/
Fursyi8342/
Fursei8334/
Foursy8326/
Furcey8322/
Fursee833/
Furgey831/
Vursey831/
Fursay830/
Furser830/
Fursoe830/
Fourse830/
Forshey771,673/
Forscey778/
Fursche776/
Fursier776/
Fourshe775/
Furshes771/
Fursces771/
Fursets771/
Furshee770/
Fursiee770/
Forssey770/
Fursher770/
Fursa735,468/
Furze732,017/
Forse731,104/
Furcy73247/
Furge73133/
Furce7327/
Firse7323/
Forsy7322/
Fursi7311/
Furje736/
Vurse731/
Firsy730/
Furzy730/
Fourshee7140/
Fursheed711/
Furseich711/
Furscher711/
Foursyth711/
Fourschy711/
Faurshea710/
Forsheiy710/
Furger671,077/
Forsee67674/
Forcey67577/
Furzer67475/
Furche67413/
Fourcy67304/
Forsse67164/
Furcea6799/
Furjes6791/
Furdge6787/
Forsea6756/
Fursai6752/
Forsay6739/
Foursa6730/
Furges6725/
Furgis6718/
Forshe6716/
Vursei6712/
Fursat6712/
Furget6711/
Fource677/
Fuersa676/
Fursau676/
Furzze674/
Fursah674/
Fuerze674/
Furcoy673/
Forsie673/
Forshy672/
Forrse672/
Furješ672/
Furjer672/
Furzes672/
Vursyi671/
Furgie671/
Foursi671/
Forsei671/
Furjeľ671/
Furjeĺ671/
Furjeh671/
Furzas671/
Virsey671/
Firshe671/
Fourge671/
Feurge671/
Vursee671/
Fursid671/
Fursiz670/
Fierse670/

Fursey Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fursey in the Russian language
Фурсейfursej-

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