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The Furia surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 534 people carried this name — #40,856 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 555,600 people counted. That is down 1% from 540 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Furia surname

From furia (“fury, rage”), a nickname for an irascible man.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Furia» (Italian), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 227 people named Furia live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 110
Santa Fe 87
City of Buenos Aires 30

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 74 people named Furia.

12 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 8 départements, most often La Réunion.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 12
La Réunion 41
Alpes-Maritimes 7
Paris 5
Bouches-du-Rhône 4
Somme 2
Hautes-Pyrénées 1
Var 1
Val-de-Marne 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Belgium’s population register

At least 22 people named Furia live in Belgium.

Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Limburg.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Limburg 15
Hainaut 7

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

Who carried it

People named Furia,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Giacomo Furia
    Giacomo Furia 1925–2015 · screenwriter
  • Giacomo Furia
    Giacomo Furia 1925–2015 · screenwriter
  • Alfredo Furia 1906–1936 · athletics competitor
  • Salvatore Furia 1924–2010 · poet
  • Salvatore Furia 1924–2010 · poet
  • Giovanni Furia 1928–2014 · politician

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

Nearby in the index

Surnames next to Furia.

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