Furnes Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Furnes Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Furnes family

Profession Census Frequency
Poultry Farmer 2
School 2
Collector 1
Domestic Servant 1
Errand Boy 1
House Keeper Domestic 1
House Maid Domestic 1
Road Sweeper 1
Coal Miner (hewer) 1
Iron Foundry Labourer 1
Resident Teacher 1
Stone Quarryman 1
Book Keeper 1
Carpenter Joiner 1
Deputy In Iron Stone Mines 1
Domestic 1
Iron Moulder 1
Living On Own Means 1
Mason 1
Milliner 1
Blacksmith 1
Carpenter 1
Coach Builder 1
Lace Mender 1
General Labourer 1

Furnes Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Furness 86% 16,187
2 Ferns 67% 2,717
3 Farnes 83% 2,462
4 Fearns 50% 1,789
5 Furnis 83% 575
6 Ferens 50% 461
7 Furnes 100% 380
8 Farns 67% 233
9 Fernis 67% 211
10 Frans 50% 211
11 Franes 67% 147
12 Fernes 83% 136
13 Franis 50% 117
14 Furnas 83% 106

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The surname Furnes is the 7th most popular variant of Furness.

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