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Where Does The Last Name Foard Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Foard occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Foard? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Foard is the 204,843^rd most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 3,595,237 people. The last name Foard occurs mostly in The Americas, where 76 percent of Foard are found; 76 percent are found in North America and 76 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,637,361^st most widely held first name globally, borne by 39 people.

The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 1,548 people, or 1 in 234,147. In The United States Foard is mostly found in: Maryland, where 26 percent are found, North Carolina, where 11 percent are found and Texas, where 9 percent are found. Beside The United States this last name occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in England, where 17 percent are found and Australia, where 4 percent are found.

Foard Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Foard has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Foard surname grew 184 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 147 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 183 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 79 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 94 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Foard Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Foard surname is chiefly Catholic (56%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Foard last name are 17.87% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.64% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Foard earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 1.6% less than the national average, earning $42,457 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.67% more than the national average, earning $58,960 CAD per year.