How common is the surname Forte?

12,023 people in the United States had the surname Forte in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 25,680 Americans. It ranked 2,982nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Forte?

Will Forte, American actor, comedian, writer (born 1970), followed by Joseph Forte.

Where is the surname Forte most common?

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

Is the surname Forte getting more or less common?

More common. 11,387 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 12,023 in 2010, up 5.6%.

The surname Forte

A surname, carried by 12,023 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex F630

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Forte is more common than 98.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 12,023 people named Forte in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 25,680 Americans. That is up 5.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 11,387.

#2,982

rank among US surnames

12,023

people in 2010

4.1

per 100,000 Americans

+5.6%

change since 2000 (was #2,891)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,973	Reinhardt	12,057	25,607
#2,974	Sam	12,053	25,616
#2,975	Guo	12,048	25,626
#2,976	Littlejohn	12,047	25,628
#2,977	Carlin	12,035	25,654
#2,978	Kimbrough	12,034	25,656
#2,979	Low	12,032	25,660

Who is named Forte

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

63% of people named Forte identified as white (not Hispanic), 28% as Black (not Hispanic) and 6.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 63%
Black (not Hispanic) 28%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 6.3%
Two or more races 1.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Fortes

6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Will Forte
American actor, comedian, writer (born 1970)
Joseph Forte
American basketball player (born 1981)
Jonathan Forte
Barbadian association football player (born 1986)
Matt Forté
American football player, running back, born 1985
Allen Forte
American musicologist (1926-2014)
Fabian
American singer and actor, born 1943

Notable Fortes come mostly from the United States (5) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Forte

Forte has the Soundex code F630, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code F630.

Questions

How common is the surname Forte?: 12,023 people in the United States had the surname Forte in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 25,680 Americans. It ranked 2,982nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Forte?: In the 2010 Census, 63% of people named Forte identified as white (not Hispanic), and 28% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Forte?: Will Forte, American actor, comedian, writer (born 1970), followed by Joseph Forte.
Where is the surname Forte most common?: Wikidata records people named Forte in the United States and the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Forte getting more or less common?: More common. 11,387 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 12,023 in 2010, up 5.6%.