Where Does Furr Rank in the Most Common U.S. Names?

According to the data, Furr is ranked #4,304 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

The Furr surname appeared 8,260 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2.80 would have the surname Furr.

We can also compare 2010 data for Furr to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

 

2010

2000

Change (%)

Rank

4304

4087

5.17%

Count

8,260

8,021

2.94%

Proportion per 100k

2.80

2.97

-5.89%

 

Race and Ethnic Origin of People with the Last Name Furr

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Furr.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups: "White only", "Black only", "American Indian and Alaskan Native only", "Asian and Pacific Islander only", "Two or More Races", and "Hispanic".

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Furr was:

·             86.91%, or 7,179 total occurrences, were "Non-Hispanic White Only".

·             8.26%, or 682 total occurrences, were "Non-Hispanic Black Only".

·             0.39%, or 32 total occurrences, were "Non-Hispanic Asian and Pacific Islander Only".

·             0.53%, or 44 total occurrences, were "Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaskan Native".

·             1.67%, or 138 total occurrences, were "Non-Hispanic of Two or More Races".

·             2.24%, or 185 total occurrences, were "Hispanic Origin".

 

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Furr has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

 

2010

2000

Change (%)

White

86.91%

88.44%

-1.75%

Black

8.26%

7.95%

3.82%

Asian and Pacific Islander

0.39%

0.44%

-12.05%

American Indian and Alaskan Native

0.53%

0.42%

23.16%

Two or More Races

1.67%

1.35%

21.19%

Hispanic

2.24%

1.40%

46.15%

 

Data Source(s)

All of the data on this page is sourced from the Decennial Census survey, from the United States Census Bureau.

"Furr Last Name Popularity, Meaning and Origin". NameCensus.com. Accessed on March 28, 2023. https://namecensus.com/last-names/furr-surname-popularity/.