How common is the surname Furey?

2,911 people in the United States had the surname Furey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 106,062 Americans. It ranked 10,935th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Furey?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Furey identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Where is the surname Furey most common?

Wikidata records people named Furey in the United States.

Is the surname Furey getting more or less common?

Less common. 2,938 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,911 in 2010, down 0.9%.

The surname Furey

An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 2,911 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex F600

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Furey is more common than 93.3% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Fiúra, reduced form of Ó Fiodhabhra (“descendant of Fiodhabhra”), a personal name composed of the elements fiodh (“wood, timber”) and fabhra (“eyelash; eyebrow”).

Furey is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,911 people named Furey in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 106,062 Americans. That is down 0.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,938.

#10,935

rank among US surnames

2,911

people in 2010

1.0

per 100,000 Americans

-0.9%

change since 2000 (was #10,104)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,931	Cordon	2,912	106,025
#10,935	Furey	2,911	106,062
#10,942	McKinnie	2,910	106,098

Who is named Furey

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

94% of people named Furey identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.8% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.8%
Two or more races 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Fureys

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

John Furey
American actor, born 1951

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Furey

Furey has the Soundex code F600, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code F600.

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Furey come from?: Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Fiúra, reduced form of Ó Fiodhabhra (“descendant of Fiodhabhra”), a personal name composed of the elements fiodh (“wood, timber”) and fabhra (“eyelash; eyebrow”).
How common is the surname Furey?: 2,911 people in the United States had the surname Furey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 106,062 Americans. It ranked 10,935th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Furey?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Furey identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Furey?: John Furey, American actor.
Where is the surname Furey most common?: Wikidata records people named Furey in the United States.
What type of surname is Furey?: Furey is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Furey getting more or less common?: Less common. 2,938 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,911 in 2010, down 0.9%.