Furnes

Norwegian Bokmål Furnes, Norway Furnes Municipality Furnes no thumb|Furnes Church Etymology 1 Probably originally a district name. The second element is non nes headland, promontory. The first element is uncertain, but may contain an old river-name stem fur-. 14th century as Furnes, attested several times. Pronunciation nb /ˈfʉːr.nes/ nb ʉːrnes 2 nb Fur nes Proper noun nb proper noun nb village mun:suf/Ringsaker county:also/Innlandet c:also/Norway. nb district mun:suf/Ringsaker county:also/Innlandet c:also/Norway between nb Hamar and nb Brumunddal. nb parish mun:suf/Ringsaker county:also/Innlandet c:also/Norway. nb former municipality in s/Hedmark c/Norway, existing from 1891 to 1964 Usage notes The name is used both for the village around Furnes Church and for the wider surrounding district. Derived terms nb furnesing person from Furnes nb Furnesfjorden arm of Lake Mjøsa Etymology 2 A habitational surname from one of several Norwegian farms or other places named nb Furnes. Many of these place names, especially in Møre og Romsdal, are from non fura nes pine headland, promontory. The surname may therefore have more than one local origin. Proper noun nb proper noun nb place names from one of several Norwegian farms or other places named nb Furnes Statistics According to Statistics Norway, 994 people in Norway had nb Furnes as their surname as of 31 December 2025.Table 12891: “Etternavn brukt av 200 personer eller flere 2018–2025”, Statistics Norway. References “Furnes” in Norsk stadnamnleksikon. “Furnes”, NRK-språket. “Furnes” in Store norske leksikon. Hanks, Patrick et al. (2022), Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, s.v. “Furness”.