Furse
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle English Furse, topographic surname for someone who lived in a piece of land abundant with gorse, from Old English fyrs (“gorse”).
Proper noun
Furse (plural Furses)
- A surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Furse is the 47706th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 444 individuals. Furse is most common among White (75.0%) and Black/African American (19.14%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Furse”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 614.
Anagrams
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Topographic surname for someone who lived in a piece of land abundant with gorse, from Old English fyrs (“gorse”).
Proper noun
Furse
- a surname
Descendants
References
- “Furse”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.