How common is the surname Forehand?

3,779 people in the United States had the surname Forehand in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 81,700 Americans. It ranked 8,690th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Forehand?

Mac Forehand, American freestyle skier.

Where is the surname Forehand most common?

Wikidata records people named Forehand in the United States.

Is the surname Forehand getting more or less common?

More common. 3,653 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,779 in 2010, up 3.4%.

The surname Forehand

A surname, carried by 3,779 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex F653

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Forehand is more common than 94.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,779 people named Forehand in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 81,700 Americans. That is up 3.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,653.

#8,690

rank among US surnames

3,779

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

+3.4%

change since 2000 (was #8,337)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,687	Zazueta	3,782	81,636
#8,688	Gardea	3,781	81,657
#8,689	Hersey	3,780	81,679
#8,690	Swink	3,779	81,700
#8,694	Veras	3,776	81,765

Who is named Forehand

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

84% of people named Forehand identified as white (not Hispanic), 11% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.8% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 84%
Black (not Hispanic) 11%
Two or more races 1.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Forehands

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Mac Forehand
American freestyle skier, born 2001

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Forehand

Forehand has the Soundex code F653, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code F653.

Questions

How common is the surname Forehand?: 3,779 people in the United States had the surname Forehand in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 81,700 Americans. It ranked 8,690th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Forehand?: In the 2010 Census, 84% of people named Forehand identified as white (not Hispanic), and 11% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Forehand?: Mac Forehand, American freestyle skier.
Where is the surname Forehand most common?: Wikidata records people named Forehand in the United States.
Is the surname Forehand getting more or less common?: More common. 3,653 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,779 in 2010, up 3.4%.