How common is the surname Furman?

9,273 people in the United States had the surname Furman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 33,295 Americans. It ranked 3,820th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Furman?

Ezra Furman, American musician, followed by Brad Furman.

Where is the surname Furman most common?

Wikidata records people named Furman in the United States, Belarus and India.

Is the surname Furman getting more or less common?

More common. 8,976 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,273 in 2010, up 3.3%.

Is Furman also a first name?

Yes. Furman is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Furman

A patronymic surname, carried by 9,273 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex F655 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Furman is more common than 97.6% of them.

Origin

Variant of Firmin.

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

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 9,273 people named Furman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 33,295 Americans. That is up 3.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 8,976.

#3,820

rank among US surnames

9,273

people in 2010

3.1

per 100,000 Americans

+3.3%

change since 2000 (was #3,636)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,811	Gaona	9,299	33,202
#3,813	Trapp	9,294	33,220
#3,815	Ocasio	9,293	33,223
#3,816	Neeley	9,288	33,241
#3,817	Wiese	9,287	33,245
#3,818	Maas	9,285	33,252
#3,819	Joe	9,280	33,270

Who is named Furman

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

87% of people named Furman identified as white (not Hispanic), 8.0% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 87%
Black (not Hispanic) 8.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
Two or more races 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Furmans

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ezra Furman
American musician, born 1986
Brad Furman
American film director, born 1975
Jason Furman
American economist, advisor to US President Obama, born 1970
Alena Furman
Belarusian rower, born 1991
Ashrita Fur
American world record holder for the most world record holder, born 1954

Notable Furmans come mostly from the United States (3), Belarus (1) and India (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Furman

Furman has the Soundex code F655, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code F655.

Questions

Where does the surname Furman come from?: Variant of Firmin.
How common is the surname Furman?: 9,273 people in the United States had the surname Furman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 33,295 Americans. It ranked 3,820th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Furman?: In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Furman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.0% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Furman?: Ezra Furman, American musician, followed by Brad Furman.
Where is the surname Furman most common?: Wikidata records people named Furman in the United States, Belarus and India.
What type of surname is Furman?: Furman is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Furman getting more or less common?: More common. 8,976 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,273 in 2010, up 3.3%.
Is Furman also a first name?: Yes. Furman is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.