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There are approximately 4,852 people named Furness in the UK. That makes it the 2,152nd most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 77 are named Furness.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Location or Geographical Feature

Related and similar surnames

Furnish
Furniss
Furnas
Farness
Farnese
Farnes
Farneass
Fareness
Farnesse
Fairness
Farnass
Faunesse
Farnessy
Farnesi
Fernesa
Farnaise
Faunese
Farnest
Farnesh
Farnace
Fernace
Farnesy
Farnaes
Farneas
Farnesow
Farnesey

The Furness surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

FURNESS. FURNISS. Furness, co. Lancaster ; Init see Furnace.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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