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

Family Name / Last Name: Forward
No. of characters: 7
Origin: England
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Forward

How popular is Forward?

Forward is common in England.

Forward is ranked 68367 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Forward bearers increased by 3.774752 per cent in 2010 US census to 1677 since 2000, the surname slipped by 553 spots and ranked at 16953. The last name was found in around 6 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 73.52 77.78
Black 21.05 19.8
Others 2.5 1.05
Hispanic or Latino 2.03 0.37
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.48 0.43
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.42 0.56
Forward is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Wales is ahead in terms of density. Around 6618 people have been found who wears Forward as their family name. Forward is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
13,220 Thailand6
101,066 Zimbabwe5
607,991 Indonesia5
54,641 Sweden2
50,640 Switzerland2
12,844 Pakistan2
6,353 Panama2
40,256 Mexico2
6,266 Luxembourg2
52,939 United Arab Emirates2
65,594 Belgium2
89,020 Tanzania2
19,046 Ireland2
18,625 Japan2
20,186 Kenya2
10,190 Bahrain1
7,292 Vietnam1
5,553 Taiwan1
53,033 Nigeria1
13,972 Sri Lanka1
7,895 South Korea1
36,678 Singapore1
7,110 Bosnia1
169,904 Brazil1
34,581 Chile1
49,101 Denmark1
25,721 Egypt1
42,479 Greece1
9,926 Ivory Coast1
6,212 Jamaica1
199,150 Kazakhstan1
40,340 Malaysia1
2,057 Myanmar1
3,275 Nepal1
8,430 Northern Ireland1
47,891 Norway1
66,560 Philippines1
24,176 Qatar1
36,814 Romania1
37,493 Austria1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
78,557 Netherlands13
3,922 China11
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
104,308 France86
66,582 Argentina60
220,783 India60
8,082 Scotland59
3,881 Hong Kong59
Countries with hundreds of Forward:
3,113 Australia992
5,111 Canada863
20,379 South Africa292
3,014 New Zealand253
2,076 Wales192
59,024 Germany168
Countries with thousands of Forward:
16,684 United States1,982
5,026 England1,463
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Forward Namesakes

  • Martin Forward, Author
  • Robert L. Forward, Physicist
  • Brien Forward, Actor
  • Fred Forward, Soccer player
  • Bob Forward, Writer
  • Eve Forward, Author
  • Point forward, Basketball Position
  • Robert L. Forward, Physicist
  • Bob Forward, Writer
  • Eve Forward, Author

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