Furse

English

Alternative forms

• Furze

Etymology

From Middle English Furse, topographic surname for someone who lived in a piece of land abundant with gorse, from Old English fyrse (“gorse”).

Proper noun

Furse (plural Furses)

1. A surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Furse is the 47706^th 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 City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 614.

Middle English

Alternative forms

• Ferse

Etymology

Topographic surname for someone who lived in a piece of land abundant with gorse, from Old English fyrse (“gorse”).

Proper noun

Furse

1. a surname

Descendants

• English: Furse, Furze
• ⇒ Yola: Furzey

References

• “Furse”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.