Force is used as a family name or surname in France. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Force
No. of characters: 5
Origin: France
Meaning:

In the North, a waterfall, a cascade. Worsaae considers it of Danish origin, and finds fifteen localities with the termination in the northern counties. Danes in England.

How popular is Force?

Force is common in United States, France, England, Canada, Egypt, Nigeria.

Force is ranked 66831 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Force bearers increased by 2.67 per cent in 2010 US census to 4108 since 2000, the surname slipped by 399 spots and ranked at 8067. The last name was found in around 1 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 92.92 95.1
Black 2.36 1.7
Hispanic or Latino 1.92 1.27
Others 1.75 1.15
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.63 0.57
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.41 0.2
Force is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Botswana is ahead in terms of density. Around 7454 people have been found who wears Force as their family name. Force is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with thousands of Force:
8,079 United States5,208
Countries with hundreds of Force:
11,214 France836
18,955 England246
17,393 Canada212
28,715 Egypt183
62,619 Nigeria104
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
26,074 Australia91
26,793 Spain84
62,590 South Africa53
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
256,885 India48
29,680 Pakistan42
10,323 Botswana39
84,030 Argentina28
9,008 Wales26
50,656 Zimbabwe22
145,665 DR Congo21
23,826 New Zealand17
372,576 Indonesia13
207,772 Philippines11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
350,626 Brazil10
88,902 Netherlands8
283,807 Germany8
55,922 Qatar6
123,710 Uganda6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Jno. Force worked as workman and hailed from Ireland. During the great famine, 19 years old embarked for USA from Liverpool on Fidelia and arrived on October 5, 1846. 21 years old Mary Force, are other Force that migrated to US.

From Germany

Baltazar Force was 19 years old when he migrated to Pittsburgh on June 13, 1887. He lived in Pittsburgh, Germany where he worked as farmer and took La Bretagne from Havre.

Force Namesakes

  • Major Force, fictional character appearing
  • Charlotte-Rose de Caumont de La Force, French novelist and poet
  • John Force, American NHRA drag racer
  • Jacques-Nompar de Caumont, duc de La Force, marshal of France and peer of France
  • Gene Force, American racecar driver
  • Excessive Force, musical side project started
  • Peter Force, American politician, newspaper editor, archivist
  • Full Force, American group of R&B and hip hop singers and producers
  • Ginger Baker's Air Force, jazz-rock fusion supergroup led by drummer Ginger Baker
  • Manning Force, lawyer, judge and soldier from Ohio
  • Sandra Force, flight attendant and former elementary school teacher
  • Darkside of the Force, Norwegian hip hop band made up of the half-brothers Oscar Sepulveda and Salvador Sanchez along with DJ Breakneck
  • Davy Force, shortstop in Major League Baseball
  • Silent Force, German power metal band with neoclassical and progressive influences
  • Henri-Nompar de Caumont, duc de La Force, was Duc de La Force and peer of France
  • HMT Force, British trawler built for the Royal Navy in the First World War and subsequently requisitioned for service
  • 3rd Force, smooth jazz band on the EMI Higher Octave label
  • Soulsonic Force, American electro-funk and hip hop ensemble led by Afrika Bambaataa

Force Namesakes

  • Major Force, fictional character appearing
  • Charlotte-Rose de Caumont de La Force, French novelist and poet
  • John Force, American NHRA drag racer
  • Jacques-Nompar de Caumont, duc de La Force, marshal of France and peer of France
  • Gene Force, American racecar driver
  • Excessive Force, musical side project started
  • Peter Force, American politician, newspaper editor, archivist
  • Full Force, American group of R&B and hip hop singers and producers
  • Ginger Baker's Air Force, jazz-rock fusion supergroup led by drummer Ginger Baker
  • Manning Force, lawyer, judge and soldier from Ohio
  • Sandra Force, flight attendant and former elementary school teacher
  • Darkside of the Force, Norwegian hip hop band made up of the half-brothers Oscar Sepulveda and Salvador Sanchez along with DJ Breakneck
  • Davy Force, shortstop in Major League Baseball
  • Silent Force, German power metal band with neoclassical and progressive influences
  • Henri-Nompar de Caumont, duc de La Force, was Duc de La Force and peer of France
  • HMT Force, British trawler built for the Royal Navy in the First World War and subsequently requisitioned for service
  • 3rd Force, smooth jazz band on the EMI Higher Octave label
  • Soulsonic Force, American electro-funk and hip hop ensemble led by Afrika Bambaataa

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