Explore the Family Name Furniss

The meaning of Furniss

English: variant of Furness.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Furniss has seen a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 20,359 but fell to 26,391 by 2010, showing a decline of approximately 29.63%. In terms of actual count, there were 1,214 individuals with the Furniss surname in 2000, but this number dropped to 925 by 2010, a decrease of about 23.81%. The proportion of people bearing the Furniss surname per 100,000 population also declined from 0.45 in 2000 to 0.31 in 2010, representing a decline of 31.11%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#20,359	#26,391	-29.63%
Count	1,214	925	-23.81%
Proportion per 100k	0.45	0.31	-31.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Furniss

Turning to ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of persons with the Furniss surname identified as White, although this percentage decreased slightly from 92.75% in 2000 to 89.95% in 2010. Those identifying as Black formed the next largest group, increasing from 4.37% in 2000 to 5.95% in 2010. The percentage of individuals who identified as Hispanic decreased from 1.48% in 2000 to 1.19% in 2010. The proportion of Furniss individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander was 0.66% in 2000, but the data was suppressed for privacy in 2010. Further, in 2010, 2.05% of individuals reported being of two or more races, while no data was available for this category in 2000. No Furniss individuals identified as American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.75%	89.95%	-3.02%
Black	4.37%	5.95%	36.16%
Two or More Races	0%	2.05%	0%
Hispanic	1.48%	1.19%	-19.59%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.66%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%