Furey
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English
Etymology
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Fiúra, reduced form of Ó Fiodhabhra (“descendant of Fiodhabhra”), a personal name composed of the elements fiodh (“wood, timber”) and fabhra (“eyelash; eyebrow”).
Proper noun
Furey (plural Fureys)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Furey is the 10935th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2911 individuals. Furey is most common among White (93.54%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Furey”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 613.