Forand is used as a family name or surname in many languages. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Forand
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Unknown
Meaning: The name is focused in the Haute-Loire and neighboring departments. It is also found in the forms and Forant Foran (16, 42). It seems to be a place name often linked to a stream: Foran channel Moëze (17) Creek Foran in Pugny-Chatenod (73). Alternatively variant Forain (= one that is foreign to the village).

How popular is Forand?

Forand is ranked 193882 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Forands plummeted by 6.134969 per cent to 612 since 2000 and slipped by 3435 spots and ranked at 36525. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 95.1 96.78
Others 1.63 0.92
Hispanic or Latino 1.31 0.92
Black 1.14 0.77
Forand is not so popular last name but still a prevalent surname concentrated mainly in Canada which may be its originating country too. Around 1795 people have been found who wears Forand as their family name. Few people around the world have Forand as their surname. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
10,686 Costa Rica3
172,258 Germany1
66,560 Philippines1
81,201 Switzerland1
Countries with hundreds of Forand:
5,276 Canada831
34,923 United States823
71,478 France135

Forand Namesakes

  • Aime Forand, Politician
  • Aime Forand, Politician

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