How common is the surname Furry?

1,639 people in the United States had the surname Furry in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 188,374 Americans. It ranked 17,274th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Furry?

Hedda Hopper, American gossip columnist and actress (1885–1966).

Where is the surname Furry most common?

Wikidata records people named Furry in the United States.

Is the surname Furry getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,714 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,639 in 2010, down 4.4%.

The surname Furry

A surname, carried by 1,639 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). Furry is more common than 89.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,639 people named Furry in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 188,374 Americans. That is down 4.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,714.

#17,274

rank among US surnames

1,639

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

-4.4%

change since 2000 (was #15,652)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#17,268	Houchens	1,640	188,259
#17,274	Dorey	1,639	188,374
#17,283	Semon	1,638	188,489

Who is named Furry

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

95% of people named Furry identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.1% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Two or more races 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Furrys

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Hedda Hopper
American gossip columnist and actress (1885–1966)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Furry

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

Questions

How common is the surname Furry?: 1,639 people in the United States had the surname Furry in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 188,374 Americans. It ranked 17,274th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Furry?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Furry identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Furry?: Hedda Hopper, American gossip columnist and actress (1885–1966).
Where is the surname Furry most common?: Wikidata records people named Furry in the United States.
Is the surname Furry getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,714 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,639 in 2010, down 4.4%.