The furness Surname
furness Name Meaning and History
- English: regional name from the district on the south coast of Cumbria (formerly in Lancashire), earlier Fuðarnes, so named from the genitive case (Fuðar) of Old Norse Fuð, meaning ‘rump’, the name of the peninsula, formerly of an island opposite the southern part of this district + Old Norse nes ‘headland’, ‘nose’.
- Norwegian: habitational name from any of various farms, particularly in Møre og Romsdal, named Furnes, from Old Norse fura ‘pine’ + nes ‘headland’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Fred Joseph Furness - Born 1887 |
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| Furness family Darlington |
cathpeter
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| SIR CHRISTOPHER FURNESS m Avril Wilson |
cathpeter
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| I'm looking for information on Edward Furness left ireland to go to the USA then to Canada |
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| furness families | dorothy dunn | 22 |
| Furness - Appleby nearby, England. | peter | 11 |
| Furness and Lawless - Derbyshire England | Sarah | 7 |
| help | lauren | 4 |
| Furness of Cumberland or Northumberland -Haltwhistle |
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| david furness family history | june l ronksley | 1 |
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