Furnace Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Furnace Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Furnace family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 22
Agricultural Labourer 16
Wife Of Above 3
Coal Miner 3
Labourer 3
Farmer 2
Milliner 2
Sailor 2
Shoe Maker 2
No Profession 2
Pipe Trimmer 2
Wire Drawer 2
Domestic Servant 2
Potter 2
Bonnet Trimmer 1
Dressmaker 1
Farm Servant 1
House Wife 1
Joiner 1
Labourer At Iron Works 1
House Maid 1
Mariner Stone Dealer 1
Coal Miner's Daughter 1
Shipwright 1
Wire Drawers Wife 1

Furnace Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 France 57% 33,655
2 Furnace 100% 1,489
3 Furnice 86% 404
4 Furnass 71% 238
5 Frence 57% 123
6 Furnas 71% 106

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The surname Furnace is the 2nd most popular variant of France.

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