Furness

Used in: 3 countries

Origin: Old Norse

* The placename is of Old Norse origin, from the obsolete futh (“rump”) + nes (“headland”), possibly referring to Piel Island. The surname is from the place. * As an English surname of Norman origin, variant of Furneaux, Furnace. * As a Norwegian surname, old variant of Furnes, from several farmstead names derived from Old Norse fura (“pine”) + nes (“headland”).

Etymology: Wiktionary (CC-BY-SA)

Name Variants & Related

Furnes Root name
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Bigby Old Norse origin
Birkbeck Old Norse origin

Popularity by Country

Furness

Rank #2681

ONS + GRO (merged) ↗

Furness

Rank #15670

Frequency 1,712 people (0.63 per 100k)

Ethnic Distribution

White 93.57% Hispanic 1.23% Black 2.57% Two+ 1.81%

U.S. Census Bureau Surnames ↗

Furness

Rank #387825

INSEE Death Records 1970-2024 ↗

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