Furness Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Furness Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Furness family

Profession Census Frequency
School 261
Coal Miner Hewer 33
Private Means 25
General Labourer 18
Labourer 18
Clerk 15
Farmer 14
None 13
Joiner 13
House Keeper 12
Assisting In Business 11
Charwoman 10
General Servant (domestic) 10
Home 9
Weaver 9
Assisting In The Business 7
Milliner 7
At Home 7
Cotton Weaver 7
Domestic Servant 7
Bricklayer 7
Dock Labourer 6
Housekeeper 6
Farm Labourer 6
Cloth Weaver 6

Furness Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Furness 100% 16,187
2 Furniss 86% 7,690
3 Ferns 57% 2,717
4 Fearns 43% 1,789
5 Farness 86% 381
6 Furnes 86% 380
7 Furnass 86% 238
8 Fourniss 75% 225
9 Fourness 88% 162
10 Fernes 71% 136

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The surname Furness is the most popular version of all its varients

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