How common is the surname Foran?

3,301 people in the United States had the surname Foran in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 93,531 Americans. It ranked 9,808th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Foran?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Foran identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Foran?

Dick Foran, American actor (1910-1979).

Where is the surname Foran most common?

Wikidata records people named Foran in the United States.

Is the surname Foran getting more or less common?

More common. 3,160 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,301 in 2010, up 4.5%.

The surname Foran

An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 3,301 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex F650

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Foran is more common than 94% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Fuartháin (“descendant of Fuarthán”), a personal name from fuar (“cold”).

Foran is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,301 people named Foran in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 93,531 Americans. That is up 4.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,160.

#9,808

rank among US surnames

3,301

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

+4.5%

change since 2000 (was #9,436)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,800	Casias	3,303	93,474
#9,803	Goto	3,302	93,503
#9,808	Whisenhunt	3,301	93,531
#9,810	Vos	3,300	93,559
#9,813	Starke	3,299	93,588

Who is named Foran

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

93% of people named Foran identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
Two or more races 1.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Forans

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Dick Foran
American actor (1910-1979)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Foran

Foran has the Soundex code F650, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code F650.

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Foran come from?: Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Fuartháin (“descendant of Fuarthán”), a personal name from fuar (“cold”).
How common is the surname Foran?: 3,301 people in the United States had the surname Foran in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 93,531 Americans. It ranked 9,808th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Foran?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Foran identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Foran?: Dick Foran, American actor (1910-1979).
Where is the surname Foran most common?: Wikidata records people named Foran in the United States.
What type of surname is Foran?: Foran is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Foran getting more or less common?: More common. 3,160 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,301 in 2010, up 4.5%.