How common is the surname Fury?

1,028 people in the United States had the surname Fury in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 300,336 Americans. It ranked 24,370th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Fury?

Tyson Fury, British boxer (born 1988), followed by Ed Fury.

Where is the surname Fury most common?

Wikidata records people named Fury in the United Kingdom and the United States.

Is the surname Fury getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,038 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,028 in 2010, down 1.0%.

The surname Fury

A surname, carried by 1,028 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). Fury is more common than 85% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,028 people named Fury in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 300,336 Americans. That is down 1.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,038.

#24,370

rank among US surnames

1,028

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

-1%

change since 2000 (was #22,999)

Who is named Fury

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

92% of people named Fury identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.6% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.6%
Two or more races 2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Furys

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Tyson Fury
British boxer (born 1988)
Ed Fury
American bodybuilder (1928–2023)
David Fury
American writer and producer, born 1959
Hughie johnston
Briboxer, born 1994

Notable Furys come mostly from the United Kingdom (2) and the United States (2).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Fury

Fury 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 Fury?: 1,028 people in the United States had the surname Fury in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 300,336 Americans. It ranked 24,370th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Fury?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Fury identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Fury?: Tyson Fury, British boxer (born 1988), followed by Ed Fury.
Where is the surname Fury most common?: Wikidata records people named Fury in the United Kingdom and the United States.
Is the surname Fury getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,038 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,028 in 2010, down 1.0%.