Furneaux
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English
Etymology
English surname of Norman origin, from two places in Normandy called Fourneaux (literally “the furnaces”). Compare Furnace, Furnell.
Proper noun
Furneaux (plural Furneauxs)
- A surname from Anglo-Norman.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Furneaux”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 614.
- Forebears
French
Etymology
Nearly absent from France with only three births since 1891.[1] Likely derived from English Furneaux.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Furneaux m or f by sense
- a surname from English
- Yvonne Furneaux, b. 1928