Furniss Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Furniss Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Furniss family

Profession Census Frequency
Living On Own Means 15
General Labourer 11
Farmer 9
Dress Maker 7
File Cutter 7
Servant Domestic 5
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 5
Silver Polisher 4
Carpenter 4
Cotton Weaver 4
Cotton Winder 4
Hair Dresser 4
Dressmaker 4
General Servant Domestic 4
Scholar 4
School 4
Agricultural Labourer 4
Railway Porter 4
Clerk 3
House Maid Domestic 3
Book Binder 3
Book Keeper 3
Charwoman 3
Cloth Weaver 3
File Hardener 3

Furniss Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Furness 86% 16,187
2 Furniss 100% 7,690
3 Furnis 86% 575
4 Furnice 71% 404
5 Farness 71% 381
6 Furnass 86% 238
7 Fourniss 88% 225
8 Fernis 71% 211
9 Fourness 75% 162

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The surname Furniss is the 2nd most popular variant of Furness.

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