Furey Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Furey Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Furey family

Profession Census Frequency
Dock Labourer 2
Drawer Coal Miner Underground 2
General Labourer 2
General Servant Domestic 2
Sack & Bag Repairer 2
Silver Buffer 2
Worsted Spinner 2
Brick Layer's Labourer 1
Coal Hewer 1
Coalminer Weaver 1
Cotton Wraper 1
Dress Maker's Apprentice 1
Grocer Assistant 1
Labourer In Mill 1
Labourer Ordinance Department 1
Living On Means 1
Mason Office Boy 1
Oil Cake Mill Hand Labourer 1
Packer In Warehouse 1
Scavenger In A Cottonmill 1
Soap Worker 1
Hawker 1
Pursagor Cooks Meat 1
Chemical Labourer Alk 1
Felt Hat Trimmer 1

Furey Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Fry 60% 64,455
2 Fray 60% 5,045
3 Fairey 67% 3,226
4 Farey 80% 3,204
5 Frey 80% 2,220
6 Fury 80% 1,740
7 Feary 40% 1,703
8 Forey 80% 1,347
9 Fairy 40% 1,032
10 Froy 60% 857
11 Frye 40% 853
12 Fearey 67% 622
13 Furry 80% 581
14 Furey 100% 391
15 Fery 60% 359
16 Fary 60% 299
17 Fory 60% 254
18 Ferey 80% 181
19 Furrey 83% 153
20 Feiry 40% 129
21 Furay 80% 116

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The surname Furey is the 14th most popular variant of Fry.

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