Furey is used as a family name or surname in United States. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Furey
No. of characters: 5
Origin: United States
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Furey

How popular is Furey?

Furey is common in United States.

Furey is ranked 64831 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Fureies plummeted by 0.9189925 per cent to 2911 since 2000 and slipped by 831 spots and ranked at 10935. The last name was found in around 10 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 93.54 95
Hispanic or Latino 2.37 1.84
Black 1.82 1.74
Others 1.17 0.54
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.82 0.58
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.27 0.31
Furey is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Northern Mariana Islands is ahead in terms of density. Around 7029 people have been found who wears Furey as their family name. Furey is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
932 Bermuda9
318,252 Ukraine6
14,054 China3
12,161 Wales2
35,969 Denmark2
4,164 Vietnam2
18,625 Japan2
897,276 Russia1
174,544 Czech Republic1
1,542 Andorra1
83,428 United Arab Emirates1
10,683 Cyprus1
172,258 Germany1
2,578 Guam1
24,771 Colombia1
49,529 Israel1
153,416 Italy1
40,340 Malaysia1
56,169 Mexico1
24,176 Qatar1
5,553 Taiwan1
118,015 Netherlands1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
23,537 Switzerland45
86,938 Spain14
482 Northern Mariana Islands11
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
50,444 Argentina90
104,308 France86
6,532 Scotland79
56,973 South Africa73
2,801 Northern Ireland72
11,769 New Zealand54
Countries with hundreds of Furey:
8,055 England834
844 Ireland792
8,269 Canada494
6,402 Australia451
Countries with thousands of Furey:
9,453 United States3,893
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Mich. Furey was 20 years old when he migrated to New-York during Irish famine on May 25, 1849. He lived in Co.Mayo, Ireland where he worked as workman and took Garrick from Liverpool. Immigrant Michael Furey, Immigrant Ann Furey, Arch. Furey, aged 26, Michael Furey, aged 10, 30 years old Pat Furey, are other Furey that migrated to US.

Furey Namesakes

  • Kirk Furey, Ice hockey player
  • Áine Furey, Musical Artist
  • Maggie Furey, Writer
  • Chuck Furey, Politician
  • Barney Furey, Actor
  • Dawne Furey, Film actress
  • Joe Furey, Writer
  • Finbar Furey, Musician
  • Eddie Furey, Musical Artist
  • Barney Furey, Actor

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