Foreman Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Foreman Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Foreman family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 677
Agricultural Labourer 116
General Labourer 67
Domestic Servant 35
Dress Maker 29
Living On Own Means 29
Coal Miner 27
Labourer 26
General Servant Domestic 24
Farm Labourer 23
Carpenter 22
General Domestic Servant 17
Tailor 17
House Keeper 17
Laundress 16
Farmer 16
Living On Her Own Means 16
Joiner 15
Gardener 14
Grocer 13
Blacksmith 13
Cotton Weaver 13
General Servant 11
Painter 10
Baker 10

Foreman Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Freeman 71% 141,705
2 Foreman 100% 28,247
3 Forman 86% 9,744
4 Farman 71% 7,226
5 Firman 71% 5,624
6 Fairman 57% 4,473
7 Firmin 57% 2,136
8 Freman 86% 1,915
9 Furman 71% 1,165
10 Fireman 86% 1,117
11 Fereman 86% 522
12 Ferman 71% 440
13 Fearman 57% 341
14 Firmen 57% 320
15 Fruman 71% 307
16 Fareman 86% 304
17 Froman 71% 270
18 Framan 71% 253
19 Fermin 57% 134

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The surname Foreman is the 2nd most popular variant of Freeman.

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