Fordham is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Fordham
No. of characters: 7
Origin: England
Meaning: So named from a town in England; the house or village at the ford

How popular is Fordham?

Fordham is common in Australia.

Fordham is ranked 36427 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Fordham bearers increased by 4.289718 per cent in 2010 US census to 4838 since 2000, the surname slipped by 218 spots and ranked at 6930. The last name was found in around 16 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 67.3 71.72
Black 27.57 25.87
Hispanic or Latino 2.48 0.97
Others 2 1.08
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.37 0.26
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.27 0.11
Fordham is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while England is ahead in terms of density. Around 13566 people have been found who wears Fordham as their family name. Fordham is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
108,034 Italy3
4,164 Vietnam2
52,939 United Arab Emirates2
34,681 Norway2
44,018 Poland2
33,202 Saudi Arabia2
54,135 Philippines2
5,630 Northern Ireland2
2,037 Cayman Islands1
49,101 Denmark1
20,172 Hungary1
897,276 Russia1
2,361 United States Virgin Islands1
50,549 Georgia1
81,201 Switzerland1
10,190 Bahrain1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
2,494 Thailand44
48,310 Spain40
11,685 Singapore24
62,494 Netherlands22
42,407 Sweden22
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
57,588 Argentina75
117,149 France73
24,466 Belgium67
5,450 Ireland60
Countries with hundreds of Fordham:
8,464 Canada480
16,752 South Africa365
2,826 Scotland236
50,182 Germany202
3,848 New Zealand199
1,470 Hong Kong166
3,358 Wales113
Countries with thousands of Fordham:
6,900 United States5,567
1,827 England4,377
2,228 Australia1,409
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Spinster Mary Fordham and spinster Margaret Fordham from Ireland aboard the M. Howes from Galway during the Irish famine. Mary is registered to be 22 years old when she arrived in USA on September 2, 1851.

Fordham Namesakes

  • Julia Fordham, Singer-songwriter
  • Robert Fordham, Politician
  • Daron Fordham, Film director
  • Debra Fordham, Television producer
  • Andréa Fordham, Film director
  • Elias Pym Fordham, Author
  • Edward Fordham Flower, Author
  • Gela Nga-Mirraitja Fordham, Visual Artist
  • John Fordham, Writer
  • Edward Fordham Flower, Author
  • Stacey Fordham, from 2018 thriller flick Roofied: A Double Dose, who portrayed the Micky.

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