Furse is used as a family name or surname in many languages. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Furse
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Unknown
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Furse

How popular is Furse?

Furse is ranked 216956 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Furses plummeted by 13.95349 per cent to 444 since 2000 and slipped by 7687 spots and ranked at 47706. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 75 75.19
Black 19.14 18.6
Hispanic or Latino 3.15 2.13
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 1.58 0
Furse is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in United States. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in Gibraltar. Around 1546 people have been found who wears Furse as their family name. Furse is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
103,759 Spain8
615,517 Russia6
67,494 South Africa3
7,683 Latvia3
14,078 Japan3
9,097 Wales3
24,269 Peru2
169,904 Brazil1
83,428 United Arab Emirates1
91,024 Belgium1
118,015 Netherlands1
56,169 Mexico1
3,071 Jersey1
1,254 Gibraltar1
492,292 Ukraine1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
20,041 New Zealand24
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
50,757 Canada60
Countries with hundreds of Furse:
40,362 United States689
10,166 England629
22,774 Australia108

Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Plumber John Furse and dressmaker Elizabeth Furse from England aboard the Arrick from Liverpool during the Irish famine. John is registered to be 42 years old when he arrived in USA on March 7, 1849.

Furse Namesakes

  • Aileen Furse, Kim Philby's ex-wife
  • Andrei Fursenko, Former Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation
  • Arve Furset, Composer
  • Judith Furse, Actress
  • Elizabeth Furse, Member of the United States House of Representatives
  • Judith Furse, Actress
  • Inger Furseth, Author
  • Roger K. Furse, Costume designer
  • Arve Furset, Composer
  • Roger K. Furse, Costume designer

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