Furet is used as a family name or surname in France. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Furet
No. of characters: 5
Origin: France
Meaning: Frequent name in Charente-Maritime in the Loiret. Refers metaphorically one who is alive or nosy like a ferret, possibly as a thief (meaning as the word in Old French). Matronymic: Furette. We find in the Charente Furaud variant (Furaut Morbihan and Furaux in the Meuse), which is the diminutive Furaudet (43).

How popular is Furet?

Furet is common in France.

Furet is ranked 153722 on our list.

Furet is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in France. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in United States Virgin Islands. Around 2434 people have been found who wears Furet as their family name. Furet is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
464,493 Indonesia9
103,759 Spain8
214,847 Australia4
5,443 Dominican Republic2
118,441 Germany2
201,317 England2
38,830 Morocco1
2,877 Cuba1
134,667 Zimbabwe1
107,212 South Africa1
897,276 Russia1
25,746 Finland1
573 Vanuatu1
31,207 Ireland1
9,926 Ivory Coast1
11,923 Slovenia1
12,745 Luxembourg1
6,820 Angola1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
61,670 Canada48
23,537 Switzerland45
52,530 Belgium22
886 United States Virgin Islands18
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
6,628 Portugal65
296,012 United States54
Countries with hundreds of Furet:
7,193 Chile135
Countries with thousands of Furet:
3,998 France2,008
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Bettina Orchard
 furet is a family name, designating the small carnivorous mammal, nickname of someone rummaging everywhere.

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