The Furr surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 8,260 people carried this name — #4,304 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 35,700 people counted. That is up 3% from 8,021 in 2000.

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In print

Furr in American newspapers,
1910–1917.

Newspaper page from Free Trader-journal carrying the name Furr
Free Trader-journal 1917-07-19
Newspaper page from The Pioneer Express carrying the name Furr
The Pioneer Express 1910-06-10
Newspaper page from The Pioneer Express carrying the name Furr
The Pioneer Express 1910-05-27

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 47,455 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Furr in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1960s.

524 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Furr. The most, 99, date from the 1920s.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 177
Victoria 135
Queensland 115
South Australia 75
Western Australia 13
Tasmania 6
ACT (Canberra) 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Furr.

Who carried it

People named Furr,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Harry Furr 1887–1971 · association football player
  • Harry Furr 1887–1971 · association football player
  • Roy Furr 1907–1975

Wikidata (CC0) · 5 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Furr,
in the records of 5 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States437 records

437 records of the Furr name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 325
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 77
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 14
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 10
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 4
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 3
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  • Sacramento County historic burials 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Carl J. Furr

    Born 1913 in New York. Enlisted 1943 at New York City; filling station attendant from Bronx County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1983, buried at Calverton National Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record James Henry Furr

    Born 1946; from Concord, North Carolina. U.S. Marine Corps, m60a1 tank crewman; died of wounds 1966 in Thua Thien, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Jacgues Furr

    Arrived at New York in 1875 aboard the France from Havre, aged 27; farmer. From Switzerland.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 437 records for Furr in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia4 records

4 records of the Furr name in Australia Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Andrew T. B. Furr

    Gas fitter of Coburg, Victoria; died 1957.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record James H. Furr

    Laborer of Pt Melb, Victoria; died 1914.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Olive May Furr

    Of Warrnambool, Victoria; died 1972.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 4 records for Furr in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

United Kingdom2 records

2 records of the Furr name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record H. Furr

    Service Corps. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record C. Furr

    Suffolk Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Netherlands1 record

1 record of the Furr name in the Netherlands Dutch population registers
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Maria Dorothea Furr

    In the population register of Utrecht; born 1810 in Arnhem.

    Open Archives, Het Utrechts Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Germany1 record

1 record of the Furr name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Hermann Furr

    From Königsberg. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 14 January 1915 (Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 3).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0).

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