Furneaux (surname)
# Furneaux (surname)

Furneaux is a Norman-French locational surname.

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 (born 1928), French film actress
