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  • Distribution of Urness Families in England and Wales in 1891

Origin of Urness Total Records: 2  Origin of Urness, Meaning of Urness Origin: Worldwide one-name study of the surname Burness. Surnames: Burness Submitted by: John Burness Origin of Urness, Meaning of Urness Origin: Furnys English origin means one who came from or lived near Furness (far headland) Fur Old English meaning far ness Old English meaning promontory or peninsular Furness is from Fuththernessa meaning headland or the latin word futhpernessa (1150ad) meaning the headland with a rump shaped island. Old English Furora means further Surnames: Furnis, Furnace, Fornace, Furnish, Furness Submitted by: glitz 2/17/2012 8:42 PM Page 1 of 1

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