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
General Labourer 75
Scholar 47
Living On Own Means 39
Dress Maker 32
General Servant Domestic 32
Agricultural Labourer 30
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 29
Cook Domestic 25
Housemaid Domestic 22
Carpenter 21
Laundress Wash 16
Farm Labourer 16
Domestic Servant 15
Cotton Weaver 15
School 15
House Maid Domestic 14
Labourer 13
Bricklayer 12
Gardener 12
House Painter 12
Tailor 11
Brick Layer 10
Railway Porter 10
Dressmaker 10
Market Gardener 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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