Släkthistoria för Furlonger
Furlonger Vad efternamn betyder
from Middle English *furlonger *furlanger ‘dweller by the furlong’ (see Furlong). It was used as an alternative to the synonymous Middle English atte Furlong and belongs to a type of name particulary common in Surrey and Sussex in which -er was added to a topographical term. for a competitive runner from a derivative of Middle English furlang furlong ‘foot race’ + -er. This may explain the example below but there is no evidence for its survival as a modern surname.
Källa: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016
