How common is the surname Forman?

11,894 people in the United States had the surname Forman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 25,958 Americans. It ranked 3,015th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Forman?

Tom Forman, American actor (1893-1926), followed by Gayle Forman.

Where is the surname Forman most common?

Wikidata records people named Forman in the United States.

Is the surname Forman getting more or less common?

Less common. 12,202 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 11,894 in 2010, down 2.5%.

The surname Forman

An occupational surname, carried by 11,894 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex F655

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Forman is more common than 98.1% of them.

Origin

A surname originating as an occupation, a spelling variant of Foreman.

Forman is an occupational surname: named after the work an ancestor did.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 11,894 people named Forman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 25,958 Americans. That is down 2.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 12,202.

#3,015

rank among US surnames

11,894

people in 2010

4.0

per 100,000 Americans

-2.5%

change since 2000 (was #2,706)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,011	New	11,903	25,938
#3,012	Fontaine	11,901	25,943
#3,014	Edgar	11,895	25,956
#3,015	Forman	11,894	25,958

Who is named Forman

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

84% of people named Forman identified as white (not Hispanic), 11% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 84%
Black (not Hispanic) 11%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Formans

8 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Tom Forman
American actor (1893-1926)
Gayle Forman
American young-adult fiction author, born 1970
James Forman
American civil rights leader (1928–2005)
Christine Jones Forman
American astrophysicist and astronomer, born 1949
Carol Forman
American actress (1918-1997)
Mitchel Forman
American jazz and fusion keyboard player, born 1956
Stanley Forman
American photographer (born 1945)
Donnie Forman
American basketball player (1926-2018)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Forman

Forman has the Soundex code F655, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code F655.

Questions

How common is the surname Forman?: 11,894 people in the United States had the surname Forman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 25,958 Americans. It ranked 3,015th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Forman?: In the 2010 Census, 84% of people named Forman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 11% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Forman?: Tom Forman, American actor (1893-1926), followed by Gayle Forman.
Where is the surname Forman most common?: Wikidata records people named Forman in the United States.
What type of surname is Forman?: Forman is an occupational surname, named after the work an ancestor did.
Is the surname Forman getting more or less common?: Less common. 12,202 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 11,894 in 2010, down 2.5%.