Forman is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, England. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Forman
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Ireland, England
Meaning:

The president of chief man of a company. Bailey. Still applied to the spokesman of a jury, and to the chief of a body of workmen.

The surname is the variation of Farman. See Fairman - 1. A huckster, or attender at fairs. 2. (Anglo-Saxon faran, to go). A messenger. The Hundred Rolls present the variations Fareman, Feirman, Fayrman

Farman or Farmannus is however personal in Domesday.

Surname Forman is a variant of the Foreman. One who tended pigs; an overseer.

One who tended pigs; an overseer.

How popular is Forman?

Forman is common in United States, England, Bangladesh, Czechia, Canada, Australia, Scotland, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Malawi, Belize, Denmark, Russia, France, Germany.

Forman is ranked 19974 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Formans plummeted by 2.52 per cent to 11894 since 2000 and slipped by 309 spots and ranked at 3015. The last name was found in around 4 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 84.01 85.09
Black 10.86 10.96
Hispanic or Latino 2.55 1.9
Others 1.57 1.2
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.56 0.36
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.45 0.49
Forman is quite popular family name mostly used in United States however Belize lie ahead in terms of density. Around 27401 person has been found who wears Forman as their family name. Forman is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Forman:
2,528 United States18,051
Countries with thousands of Forman:
3,437 England2,228
5,321 Bangladesh1,172
1,343 Czechia1,056
Countries with hundreds of Forman:
5,363 Canada853
4,610 Australia772
1,638 Scotland436
1,891 New Zealand418
7,441 Sri Lanka292
24,675 South Africa225
10,289 Malawi209
404 Belize200
3,433 Denmark170
90,032 Russia116
80,423 France109
57,066 Germany105
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
62,382 Ukraine86
28,733 Netherlands80
23,583 Belgium66
49,943 Argentina58
4,894 Wales58
7,170 Dominican Republic54
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
2,533 Luxembourg45
26,314 Papua New Guinea43
140,201 Brazil38
7,171 Ireland29
35,686 Belarus29
36,715 Pakistan29
170,290 Nigeria23
29,593 Hungary22
93,678 Poland21
43,235 Austria20
35,486 Sweden20
58,585 Spain19
328,346 Thailand18
21,578 Venezuela18
13,856 Singapore17
22,898 Chile14
95,442 Malaysia12
8,683 Northern Ireland11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
434,432 Indonesia10
64,129 Slovakia9
58,198 Switzerland9
3,029 Guam8
228,986 Philippines8
68,299 Israel7
102,287 Kazakhstan7
51,006 United Arab Emirates7
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

James Forman from Great Britain aboard the Tadmor from Greenock on June 16, 1849 during the Irish famine. He is registered to be 27 years old when he arrived in USA. U Forman, James Forman (27) Farmer, Mrs Forman, aged 21, Workman Laughlin Forman, Workman William Forman, Bridget Forman (20) Maid, 45 years old Michael Forman, are other Forman that migrated to US.

From Germany

Fritz Forman worked as farmer and hailed from Rosenfeld, Germany. 25 years old embarked for USA from Bremen on America and arrived on August 27, 1866. Laborer G. Forman, 25 years old Wilh. Forman, Laborer Eizen Forman, are other Forman that migrated to US from Glasgow, Hamburg and Liverpool & Queenstown.

Forman Namesakes

  • Andrew Forman, Scottish diplomat and prelate
  • Paul Forman, historian of science and is the retired curator of the Division of Medicine and Science at the National Museum of American History
  • Stanley Forman, American former photojournalist
  • Robert Forman, late medieval Scottish churchman
  • Frederick Forman, English cricketer
  • Miloš Forman, Czech American film director, screenwriter
  • James Forman, prominent African-American leader
  • Red Forman, fictional character on the Fox sitcom 'That '70s Show'
  • Simon Forman, Elizabethan astrologer
  • Justus Miles Forman, American novelist and playwright
  • Oscar Forman, Australian professional basketball player
  • Nigel Forman, British Conservative politician
  • Mitchel Forman, jazz and fusion keyboard player currently residing
  • Carol Forman, American actress best
  • Joey Forman, American comedian and comic actor
  • L. J. Forman, Republican President of the West Virginia Senate from Grant County and served
  • William St. John Forman, William St
  • A. G. Forman, British naval officer
  • Arthur Forman, English schoolmaster and cricketer
  • Donnie Forman, American collegiate and professional basketball player
  • Alison Forman, retired Australian international soccer player

Forman Namesakes

  • Andrew Forman, Scottish diplomat and prelate
  • Paul Forman, historian of science and is the retired curator of the Division of Medicine and Science at the National Museum of American History
  • Stanley Forman, American former photojournalist
  • Robert Forman, late medieval Scottish churchman
  • Frederick Forman, English cricketer
  • Miloš Forman, Czech American film director, screenwriter
  • James Forman, prominent African-American leader
  • Red Forman, fictional character on the Fox sitcom 'That '70s Show'
  • Simon Forman, Elizabethan astrologer
  • Justus Miles Forman, American novelist and playwright
  • Oscar Forman, Australian professional basketball player
  • Nigel Forman, British Conservative politician
  • Mitchel Forman, jazz and fusion keyboard player currently residing
  • Carol Forman, American actress best
  • Joey Forman, American comedian and comic actor
  • L. J. Forman, Republican President of the West Virginia Senate from Grant County and served
  • William St. John Forman, William St
  • A. G. Forman, British naval officer
  • Arthur Forman, English schoolmaster and cricketer
  • Donnie Forman, American collegiate and professional basketball player
  • Alison Forman, retired Australian international soccer player

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