How common is the surname Furlong?

6,783 people in the United States had the surname Furlong in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 45,518 Americans. It ranked 5,158th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Furlong?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Furlong identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Furlong?

Edward Furlong, American actor and singer, followed by Oscar Furlong.

Where is the surname Furlong most common?

Wikidata records people named Furlong in the United States and Argentina.

Is the surname Furlong getting more or less common?

More common. 6,558 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,783 in 2010, up 3.4%.

The surname Furlong

A surname, carried by 6,783 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex F645

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Furlong is more common than 96.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 6,783 people named Furlong in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 45,518 Americans. That is up 3.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,558.

#5,158

rank among US surnames

6,783

people in 2010

2.3

per 100,000 Americans

+3.4%

change since 2000 (was #4,924)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,150	Hutcherson	6,795	45,437
#5,151	Woodcock	6,794	45,444
#5,152	Koller	6,792	45,457
#5,153	Dionne	6,788	45,484
#5,154	Prior	6,787	45,491
#5,155	Eby	6,786	45,497
#5,156	Hetrick	6,784	45,511

Who is named Furlong

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

94% of people named Furlong identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.8%
Two or more races 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Furlongs

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Edward Furlong
American actor and singer, born 1977
Oscar Furlong
Argentine basketball player and tennis coach (1927–2018)
Wilhelmina Weber Furlong
American painter (1878-1962)

Notable Furlongs come mostly from the United States (2) and Argentina (1).

Questions

How common is the surname Furlong?: 6,783 people in the United States had the surname Furlong in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 45,518 Americans. It ranked 5,158th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Furlong?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Furlong identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Furlong?: Edward Furlong, American actor and singer, followed by Oscar Furlong.
Where is the surname Furlong most common?: Wikidata records people named Furlong in the United States and Argentina.
Is the surname Furlong getting more or less common?: More common. 6,558 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,783 in 2010, up 3.4%.