How common is the surname Fuhrman?

4,965 people in the United States had the surname Fuhrman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 62,184 Americans. It ranked 6,793rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Fuhrman?

In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Fuhrman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Fuhrman?

Isabelle Fuhrman, American actress, followed by Mark Fuhrman.

Where is the surname Fuhrman most common?

Wikidata records people named Fuhrman in the United States.

Is the surname Fuhrman getting more or less common?

Less common. 5,054 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,965 in 2010, down 1.8%.

The surname Fuhrman

A surname, carried by 4,965 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). Fuhrman is more common than 95.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,965 people named Fuhrman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 62,184 Americans. That is down 1.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,054.

#6,793

rank among US surnames

4,965

people in 2010

1.7

per 100,000 Americans

-1.8%

change since 2000 (was #6,233)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,790	Addington	4,968	62,147
#6,791	Bowes	4,967	62,159
#6,792	Coulson	4,966	62,172
#6,793	Fuhrman	4,965	62,184

Who is named Fuhrman

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

97% of people named Fuhrman identified as white (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 97%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.0%
Two or more races 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Fuhrmans

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Isabelle Fuhrman
American actress, born 1997
Mark Fuhrman
American police detective (1952–2026)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Fuhrman

Fuhrman 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 Fuhrman?: 4,965 people in the United States had the surname Fuhrman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 62,184 Americans. It ranked 6,793rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Fuhrman?: In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Fuhrman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Fuhrman?: Isabelle Fuhrman, American actress, followed by Mark Fuhrman.
Where is the surname Fuhrman most common?: Wikidata records people named Fuhrman in the United States.
Is the surname Fuhrman getting more or less common?: Less common. 5,054 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,965 in 2010, down 1.8%.