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Furneaux (surname)

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Furneaux is a Norman-French locational surname.[1]

Notable people with this name include:

  • Charles Furneaux (1835–1913), drawing instructor in the Boston area
  • Furneaux Cook (1839–1903), English opera singer and actor
  • Henry Furneaux (1829–1900), British classical scholar, specialising in Tacitus
  • Karen Furneaux (born 1976), Canadian sprint kayaker who has been competing since 1988
  • Ky Furneaux (born 1973), Australian outdoor guide, TV host, female survival expert and stunt person
  • Peter Furneaux (1935-2014), English football club chairman and investor
  • Philip Furneaux (1726–1783), English independent minister
  • Robert Furneaux Jordan (1905–1978), English architect, architectural critic and novelist
  • Robin Furneaux or Frederick Smith (1936–1985), 3rd Earl of Birkenhead
  • Thomas Furneaux Lennon or Thomas Lennon (filmmaker), documentary filmmaker
  • Tobias Furneaux (1735–1781), English navigator and Royal Navy officer, accompanied James Cook on his second voyage of exploration
  • William Mordaunt Furneaux or William Furneaux, Dean of Winchester in the early decades of the 20th century
  • Yvonne Furneaux (1926–2024), French film actress

References

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  1. ^ "Surname Database: Furneaux Last Name Origin".