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

Family Name / Last Name: Forkin
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Unknown
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Forkin

How popular is Forkin?

Forkin is ranked 318820 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Forkins plummeted by 22.1519 per cent to 246 since 2000 and slipped by 18019 spots and ranked at 77788. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 91.46 96.2
Hispanic or Latino 8.54 2.85
Forkin is a very rare family name, few people in United States and Ireland have the last name. Around 914 people have been found who wears Forkin as their family name. Forkin is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
96,935 Spain10
240,218 Canada7
5,630 Northern Ireland2
50,640 Switzerland2
91,784 Netherlands2
52,939 United Arab Emirates2
144,523 Kazakhstan2
165,773 Belarus1
153,416 Italy1
18,969 Wales1
29,774 Venezuela1
172,258 Germany1
38,841 Scotland1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
45,070 Australia45
186,451 Ukraine16
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
3,804 Ireland98
126,983 Russia85
Countries with hundreds of Forkin:
58,539 United States438
24,611 England199

Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Martin Forkin worked as farmer and hailed from Ireland. During the great famine, 26 years old embarked for USA from Liverpool on Star Of The West and arrived on October 1, 1850.

Forkin Namesakes

  • Edwina Forkin, Film producer
  • Edwina Forkin, Actress

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