Explore the Family Name Furner

The meaning of Furner

English: occupational name from Middle English furner, fourner ‘baker, person in charge of a bake-house or oven’ (Old French fornier, furnier ‘baker’; Late Latin furnarius, a derivative of furnus ‘oven’). Compare Fournier.

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How common is the last name Furner in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Furner has seen a decrease in popularity over the past decade. In 2000, it held a rank of 39,824 among all surnames in the United States, but by 2010, it had slipped to a rank of 49,636—a drop of nearly 25 percent. The count of individuals with this surname also decreased from 519 in 2000 to 423 in 2010, marking an 18.5 percent decline. This resulted in a proportion per 100,000 people falling from 0.19 in 2000 to 0.14 in 2010, which is a 26.32 percent decrease.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#39,824	#49,636	-24.64%
Count	519	423	-18.5%
Proportion per 100k	0.19	0.14	-26.32%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Furner

When looking at the ethnic identity associated with the surname Furner, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals identify as White. In 2000, 97.3 percent of Furners identified as White, though this number dipped slightly to 95.51 percent in 2010. The percentage of Furners identifying as Black dropped entirely, going from 1.54 percent in 2000 to zero in 2010. There was no reported data for Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. However, new categories emerged in 2010: 2.13 percent of Furners identified with two or more races, and 1.18 percent identified as Hispanic.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.3%	95.51%	-1.84%
Two or More Races	0%	2.13%	0%
Hispanic	0%	1.18%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	1.54%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%