Furay Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Furay Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Furay family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 6
Living On Her Own Means 4
Cotton Creeler 3
Joiner & Carpenter 3
Dress Maker 2
Farmer 2
Living On Own Means 2
Butler 2
Coal Agent 1
General Servant Domestic 1
Car Man 1
Page Inn 1
Coal Miner 1
Mason's Labourer 1
Bricklayer 1
General Domestic 1
Shipper Man 1
Clark In Grocerhouse 1
Clerk 1
Shops Assistant 1

Furay Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Fry 60% 64,455
2 Fray 80% 5,045
3 Fairey 50% 3,226
4 Farey 60% 3,204
5 Frey 60% 2,220
6 Fury 80% 1,740
7 Feary 40% 1,703
8 Forey 60% 1,347
9 Fairy 40% 1,032
10 Froy 60% 857
11 Frye 40% 853
12 Fearey 50% 622
13 Furey 80% 391
14 Fery 60% 359
15 Fary 60% 299
16 Fory 60% 254
17 Ferey 60% 181
18 Feiry 40% 129
19 Furay 100% 116

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The surname Furay is the 19th most popular variant of Fry.

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