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

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

How popular is Former?

Former is ranked 394554 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Formers plummeted by 15.2 per cent to 106 since 2000 and slipped by 27369 spots and ranked at 153769. The last name was found in around 0 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 51.89 52.8
Black 37.74 44.8
Hispanic or Latino 7.55 0
Former is a very rare family name, few people in Germany and Netherlands have the last name. Around 676 people have been found who wears Former as their family name. Former is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
746,494 India7
179,761 Australia6
280,667 Canada5
50,640 Switzerland2
723,167 Indonesia2
35,969 Denmark2
124,220 Italy2
201,317 England2
53,033 Nigeria1
7,292 Vietnam1
277,603 France1
13,972 Sri Lanka1
38,841 Scotland1
50,307 Saudi Arabia1
169,904 Brazil1
17,768 Pakistan1
40,340 Malaysia1
16,283 Lithuania1
28,365 Kenya1
24,176 Qatar1
Countries with hundreds of Former:
43,536 Germany235
19,113 Netherlands142
153,718 United States131
39,125 South Africa128
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Servant Patrick Former from Ireland aboard the Arrick from Liverpool during the Irish famine. He is registered to be 25 years old when he arrived in New-York on January 24, 1849. Rose Former (20) Maid, Born at sea Edward Former, Immigrant Ann Former, Margaret Former, aged 47, Ellen Former, aged 27, Elizabeth Former, aged Born at sea, are others that migrated to US.

Former Namesakes

  • The Former Yugoslavia, Musical Artist

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