Forde is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, England. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Forde
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Ireland, England
Meaning:

Forde is a form of Ford. A shallow place in a river, which may be crossed without bridge or boat-a common termination of local surnames.
"In Ford, in Ham, in Ley, in Ton
The most of English Surnamesrun."

Parishes and places in counties Durham, Sussex, Bucks, Northumberland, Salop, Wilts, Devon, &c.

Forde is a variant form of Alsford. Two parishes in Hampshire, and one in Essex bear the name of Alresford.

The is the form of the Alford. One who came from Alford meaning the alder ford, or the ford of Ealdgyth. A number of villages in Licolnshire and Somerset bear the name.

A form of Ford. Dweller, or worker, at a stream crossing.

Dweller, or worker, at a stream crossing.

The lastname is the variation of Atford. At ford.

Forde is the variation of Alford. Parishes in counties Lincoln and Somerset.

The family name is the variant form of Foard. See Ford - A shallow place in a river, which may be crossed without bridge or boat-a common termination of local surnames.
"In Ford, in Ham, in Ley, in Ton
The most of English Surnamesrun."

Parishes and places in counties Durham, Sussex, Bucks, Northumberland, Salop, Wilts, Devon, &c.

How popular is Forde?

Forde is common in United States, Ireland, England, Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, Australia, Canada, Guyana, New Zealand, Ghana, Northern Ireland, Jamaica, Scotland, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Panama, Wales, Saint Lucia, South Africa.

Forde is ranked 18662 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Fordes grew by 12.3 per cent to 5031 since 2000 and ranked 6713 after elevating 192 spots. The last name was found in around 2 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Black 50.11 47.97
White 42.1 45.29
Hispanic or Latino 4.19 3.13
Others 2.37 2.81
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.91 0.65
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.32 0.16
Forde is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Barbados is ahead in terms of density. Around 29550 people have been found who wears Forde as their family name. Forde is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with thousands of Forde:
5,887 United States7,462
159 Ireland5,349
2,078 England3,959
5 Barbados3,227
133 Trinidad and Tobago1,508
2,747 Australia1,363
3,650 Canada1,341
83 Guyana1,069
Countries with hundreds of Forde:
1,059 New Zealand717
5,381 Ghana554
796 Northern Ireland459
856 Jamaica400
1,995 Scotland331
85 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines288
1,283 Panama210
1,727 Wales194
187 Saint Lucia185
41,519 South Africa105
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
200 Antigua and Barbuda85
165,873 Thailand63
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
388 United States Virgin Islands50
667 Bahamas49
116,517 Brazil49
110,053 Germany40
489 Grenada34
176,965 France30
20,323 United Arab Emirates30
50,469 Spain26
14,824 Dominican Republic23
11,536 Qatar22
29,271 Switzerland21
178 Turks and Caicos Islands21
981 Jersey20
60,801 Netherlands20
410 Saint Kitts and Nevis19
60,840 Belgium16
263 British Virgin Islands16
516 Sierra Leone16
34,015 Norway14
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
1,005 Bermuda10
73,605 Sweden10
32,607 Saudi Arabia9
16,335 Taiwan9
30,910 Chile8
786,157 India7
150,293 Malaysia7
47,603 Denmark6
991 Gibraltar6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Garrett Forde worked as workman and hailed from Ireland. During the great famine, 26 years old embarked for USA from Liverpool on Arrick and arrived on January 22, 1849. Julia Forde, aged 22, Immigrant G.T. Forde, Farmer Michael Forde, 16 years old Biddy Forde, Workman John Forde, 52 years old John Forde, Catherine Forde (48) Immigrant, Daniel Forde (28) Workman, and 42 other Forde around 58.06% of whom were workman while others worked as servant and farmer, spinster migrated to US.

From Italy

22 years old shoemaker Luigi Forde who was residing in Italy migrated to Saint-Louis on January 26, 1885 by Archimedes put out from Naples.

From Germany

Amelia Forde was 3 years old when she migrated to United States on October 21, 1872. She lived in Germany and took Egypt from Liverpool. 16 years old Caroline Forde, 22 years old Dora Forde, Hana Forde, aged 15, Henriette Forde (11), 42 years old Margaret Forde, Mayer Forde, aged 42, Olfine Forde, 20 years old Rosine Forde, are other Forde that migrated to US.

Forde Namesakes

  • Frank Forde, Australian politician
  • Liam Forde, alias used by Séamas Ó Maoiléoin of Tyrrellspass
  • Brinsley Forde, MBE is best known as the founder member of the reggae band Aswad and as a child actor
  • Sheri Forde, Canadian reporter formerly of The Sports Network
  • Steve Forde, Australian country music artist and host of Rollin with
  • Gerhard Forde, American Lutheran theologian
  • Baldwin of Forde, was Archbishop of Canterbury between 1185 and 1190
  • Evan Forde, African-American oceanographer
  • Leneen Forde, former Chancellor of Griffith University and served as the 22nd Governor of Queensland
  • Victoria Forde, American silent film actress
  • Florrie Forde, Australian popular singer and Music hall entertainer
  • Mattie Forde, Irish Gaelic footballer
  • Eugenie Forde, American silent film actress

Forde Namesakes

  • Frank Forde, Australian politician
  • Liam Forde, alias used by Séamas Ó Maoiléoin of Tyrrellspass
  • Brinsley Forde, MBE is best known as the founder member of the reggae band Aswad and as a child actor
  • Sheri Forde, Canadian reporter formerly of The Sports Network
  • Steve Forde, Australian country music artist and host of Rollin with
  • Gerhard Forde, American Lutheran theologian
  • Baldwin of Forde, was Archbishop of Canterbury between 1185 and 1190
  • Evan Forde, African-American oceanographer
  • Leneen Forde, former Chancellor of Griffith University and served as the 22nd Governor of Queensland
  • Victoria Forde, American silent film actress
  • Florrie Forde, Australian popular singer and Music hall entertainer
  • Mattie Forde, Irish Gaelic footballer
  • Eugenie Forde, American silent film actress

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