Furnell Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Furnell Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Furnell family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 85
Agricultural Labourer 26
Ag Labourer 14
Domestic Servant 10
Labourer 7
General Servant 6
Laundress 6
Woodman 5
Tailoress 4
Wife Of Above 4
Carpenter 3
Maltster Labourer Daur 3
Mill Hand 3
Wife 2
Dress Maker 2
Machinist 2
Seaman R N 2
Carman 2
House Keeper 2
Work In Paper Mill 2
Cook 2
Pensioner & Fitsgerald Charity 2
Ag Carter Ag Labourer 2
Ag Carter Boy 2
Char Woman 2

Furnell Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Farnell 86% 7,952
2 Furnell 100% 3,802
3 Farnall 71% 1,018
4 Fearnall 63% 551
5 Farnill 71% 241
6 Fernell 86% 205
7 Furnall 86% 149
8 Fairnell 75% 137
9 Fernall 71% 131

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The surname Furnell is the 2nd most popular variant of Farnell.

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