Furtney Surname

613,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 503 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Furtney Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Furtney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3451:1,050,60676,867
Canada1581:233,20022,307
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States581:865,83952,959

Furtney Last Name Facts

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

Furtney occurs most in The United States. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of Furtney click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Furtney? popularity and diffusion

The last name Furtney is the 613,453rd most common last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 14,488,163 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Furtney reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Furtney is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 345 people, or 1 in 1,050,606. In The United States Furtney is primarily found in: California, where 9 percent reside, Pennsylvania, where 9 percent reside and Illinois, where 7 percent reside. Excluding The United States Furtney exists in one country. It is also found in Canada, where 31 percent reside.

Furtney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Furtney has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 595 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Furtney Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Furtney surname are 22.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 69.33% being registered with the party.

The amount Furtney earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 15.34% more than the national average, earning $49,766 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.51% more than the national average, earning $59,377 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fourtney9323/
Fortney866,696/
Furtner862,164/
Furtnes861/
Furthner80165/
Fourtner80145/
Furtnett804/
Furhtner801/
Forthney800/
Fortny775/
Fortne772/
Vurtne771/
Fürtner7156/
Fortnoy712/
Furtnou711/
Fortnei711/
Fortnie710/
Fortnay710/
Fürthner6761/
Pfürtner677/
Fortna62447/
Fortnui571/
Fortinni533/

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Furtney Reference & Research

FORTNEY/FORTNA/FURTN DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

FORTNEY/FORTNA/FURTN FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Furtney
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis