How common is the surname Fore?

5,927 people in the United States had the surname Fore in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 52,091 Americans. It ranked 5,835th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Fore?

Noël Foré, Belgian road bicycle racer (1932–1994).

Where is the surname Fore most common?

Wikidata records people named Fore in Belgium.

Is the surname Fore getting more or less common?

More common. 5,840 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,927 in 2010, up 1.5%.

The surname Fore

A surname, carried by 5,927 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex F600

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Fore is more common than 96.4% of them.

Origin

From the German surname, Americanized from Fahr, from the noun Fähre (“ferry”).

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,927 people named Fore in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 52,091 Americans. That is up 1.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,840.

#5,835

rank among US surnames

5,927

people in 2010

2.0

per 100,000 Americans

+1.5%

change since 2000 (was #5,473)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,827	Bridge	5,933	52,039
#5,829	Grimaldo	5,931	52,056
#5,833	Bloomfield	5,928	52,083
#5,835	Fore	5,927	52,091
#5,836	Reinke	5,926	52,100
#5,837	Dizon	5,924	52,118

Who is named Fore

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

82% of people named Fore identified as white (not Hispanic), 12% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 82%
Black (not Hispanic) 12%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Fores

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Noël Foré
Belgian road bicycle racer (1932–1994)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Fore

Fore has the Soundex code F600, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code F600.

Questions

Where does the surname Fore come from?: From the German surname, Americanized from Fahr, from the noun Fähre (“ferry”).
How common is the surname Fore?: 5,927 people in the United States had the surname Fore in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 52,091 Americans. It ranked 5,835th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Fore?: In the 2010 Census, 82% of people named Fore identified as white (not Hispanic), and 12% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Fore?: Noël Foré, Belgian road bicycle racer (1932–1994).
Where is the surname Fore most common?: Wikidata records people named Fore in Belgium.
Is the surname Fore getting more or less common?: More common. 5,840 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,927 in 2010, up 1.5%.