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
School 77
Farm Labourer 18
General Servant (domestic) 11
General Labourer 9
Labourer On Farm 9
Nil School 6
School Boy 6
Private Means 6
Labourer 5
Nil 5
Shop Assistant 4
Horseman On Farm 4
Laundress 3
Charwoman 3
Clerk 3
Errand Boy 3
Railway Servant 3
Butler Domestic 3
None 3
General Servant Domestic 3
Woodman, General Labourer 3
Blacksmith 2
Cook (domestic) 2
Warehouseman 2
Soldier 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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