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
Scholar 351
Agricultural Labourer 33
Coal Miner 24
Farmer 19
General Labourer 19
Labourer 18
Dress Maker 17
Spring Knife Cutter 16
File Cutter 15
Domestic Servant 13
Laundress 12
Living On Own Means 10
House Keeper 10
Living On Her Own Means 10
Joiner 9
General Servant 9
Grocer 9
Farm Labourer 8
Clerk 8
Cotton Weaver 7
Confectioner 6
Carter 6
Woollen Weaver 6
Worsted Spinner 6
Stone Mason 5

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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