# Foreman (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/foreman/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname originating as an occupation for someone who was the manager of a farm.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | occupational, named after the work an ancestor did |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 28,605 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,234 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 10,793 people |
| Change since 2000 | +5.4% (27,130 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Forman, Fourman |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Foreman in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 66% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 27% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.6% |
| Two or more races | 2.5% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Foreman in the United States and the United Kingdom.

## People named Foreman

- George Foreman, American professional boxer (1949–2025)
- Michael Foreman, American astronaut
- Carl Foreman, American screenwriter and film producer (1914-1984)
- Deborah Foreman, American actress
- Amanda Foreman, American actress
- Jon Foreman, American musician and songwriter
- Jay Foreman, British comedian and YouTuber
- Richard Foreman, American playwright (1937–2025)
- Afroman, American rapper, singer, songwriter, comedian and multi-instrumentalist (born 1974)

## Similar surnames

Freeman, Forman, Furman, Fuhrman, Fryman, Fairman, Froman, Ferman, Firman, Farman, Fremont, Fernandez.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.