Fury Surname

145,626th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,048 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Fury Surname Definition:

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

Fury Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5931:227,53221,981
England4431:125,77412,588
Indonesia2371:558,01344,900
Australia1661:162,62516,859
Canada1201:307,04728,331
Iran1141:673,53135,891
Wales1011:30,6393,095
Scotland571:93,9276,548
France281:2,372,240182,981
New Zealand221:205,83320,770
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
Czechia171:625,49860,070
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Ireland141:336,35312,021
India111:69,733,217610,955
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Croatia51:845,72148,179
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
China21:683,660,78330,601
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1601:27,6872,902
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1951:125,00211,754
Scotland461:81,3744,449
Wales371:42,3902,234
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8411:59,7136,599

The alternate forms: Füry (24) & Fűry (5) are calculated separately.

Fury (552) may also be a first name.

Fury 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)

Fury Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fury occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear as: Füry or Fűry. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fury? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 145,626th most frequently used last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,390,927 people. The last name Fury occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 47 percent of Fury reside; 47 percent reside in North America and 47 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Fury is also the 358,282nd most frequent first name globally. It is borne by 552 people.

The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 1,593 people, or 1 in 227,532. In The United States Fury is primarily concentrated in: California, where 9 percent reside, West Virginia, where 7 percent reside and Maryland, where 7 percent reside. Not including The United States Fury occurs in 51 countries. It is also found in England, where 15 percent reside and Indonesia, where 8 percent reside.

Fury Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fury has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fury surname increased 189 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 227 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 273 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 124 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 91 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Fury Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Fury surname are 14.03% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.8% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Fury earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 297.27% more than the national average, earning R 944,064 per year; in United States they earn 7.67% less than the national average, earning $39,838 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.23% less than the national average, earning $44,104 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Füry9224/
Fűry925/
Furey897,362/
Furry892,564/
Faury891,654/
Foury891,246/
Furay89608/
Feury89578/
Fuery89533/
Fuhry89381/
Furoy89105/
Furøy8955/
Furiy895/
Futry895/
Furyi892/
Furhy891/
Furuy891/
Furyo891/
Fujry891/
Fuiry890/
Furzy890/
Fusry890/
Feutry80810/
Fourey80374/
Furrey80325/
Fouray80132/
Foutry80120/
Furzey80103/
Furaya8040/
Feurey8033/
Fuhrey8028/
Fauroy8027/
Feuray8025/
Furych8021/
Furroy809/
Furray808/
Furyst808/
Futrey802/
Feurry801/
Fouroy801/
Furgey801/
Furhey801/
Fuerry801/
Faurey801/
Fautry801/
Furays801/
Furayh801/
Fourry800/
Fausry800/
Furi754,347/
Fura754,188/
Fory752,159/
Fure752,114/
Furj7512/
Vury7510/
Firy755/
Furé755/
Furè751/
Fourrey73218/
Feutray7336/
Foureys7320/
Fautray739/
Furraya731/
Faure6784,624/
Foray679,913/
Furui679,390/
Furio677,776/
Faura673,583/
Foura672,674/
Furze672,017/
Forry671,984/
Furre671,970/
Forey671,830/
Furer671,779/
Foure671,743/
Furet67761/
Futri67728/
Fouri67679/
Furie67650/
Fuhri67588/
Fauri67541/
Firey67515/
Vaury67497/
Furzi67411/
Fureh67384/
Forzy67330/
Furri67328/
Fauré67322/
Fures67283/
Furai67239/
Furis67234/
Pfura67202/
Furiš67194/
Furra67172/
Futre67159/
Fuhre67137/
Furge67133/
Fusri67128/
Fouré67115/
Furaa6783/
Furii6782/
Furha6782/
Phury6778/
Fueri6765/
Furoi6756/
Vuray6752/
Vurey6741/
Feura6735/
Firay6732/
Furgi6729/
Feure6727/
Foryi6726/
Furij6725/
Fuire6724/
Forøy6724/
Pfure6721/
Furéh6718/
Furid6713/
Fihry6712/
Fuira679/
Furoj678/
Forhy677/
Furoa677/
Furje676/
Fuere675/
Ffura675/
Furei675/
Foryy674/
Foroy674/
Furza674/
Furih674/
Furea674/
Furìa674/
Furez673/
Furiz673/
Vurry672/
Furee672/
Fuiri672/
Foriy671/
Fujra671/
Furhe671/
Furuj671/
Firry671/
Feuri671/
Fürry671/
Führy671/
Furés671/
Fuuri671/
Fured671/
Furiș671/
Firyi671/
Firoy671/
Fhiry670/
Foory670/

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Fury Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fury
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