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 112
Agricultural Labourer 32
Labourer 19
General Labourer 6
Domestic Servant 4
Tailoress 4
Fishmonger 3
None 3
Paper Maker 3
Bricklayer 3
Dress Maker 3
Carpenter 2
Cook Domestic 2
Cook Domestic Servant 2
Page 2
Solicitor Clerk 2
General Servant 2
Licensed Victualler 2
Brick Layer 2
Blacksmith 2
Carter Agricultural Labourer 2
Jeweller 2
Warehouse Hand (jeweller) 2
Lace Maker 2
Farm Labourer 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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