Forman Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Forman Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Forman family

Profession Census Frequency
School 122
Private Means 24
Farm Labourer 16
General Servant (domestic) 13
Domestic Servant 11
Clerk 10
Cook (domestic) 9
At School 9
General Labourer 8
Housemaid 7
Shop Assistant 7
Labourer 6
Scholar 6
Housemaid (domestic) 6
Farmer 6
Dress Maker 5
Dressmaker 5
Domestic 5
Carter 5
Timber Merchant 4
Grocer 4
Nil 4
Dock Labourer 4
Farmer's Son Working On Farm 4
Lace Mender 4

Forman Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Freeman 57% 141,705
2 Foreman 86% 28,247
3 Forman 100% 9,744
4 Farman 83% 7,226
5 Firman 83% 5,624
6 Fairman 71% 4,473
7 Firmin 67% 2,136
8 Freman 67% 1,915
9 Furman 83% 1,165
10 Fireman 71% 1,117
11 Fereman 71% 522
12 Ferman 83% 440
13 Fearman 71% 341
14 Firmen 67% 320
15 Fruman 67% 307
16 Fareman 71% 304
17 Froman 67% 270
18 Framan 67% 253
19 Fermin 67% 134

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The surname Forman is the 3rd most popular variant of Freeman.

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