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

The surname Forde occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Förde or Fordé. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

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

The surname is the 18,653^rd most widespread last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 246,601 people. The surname Forde is predominantly found in The Americas, where 54 percent of Forde live; 35 percent live in Northern Europe and 35 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 679,247^th most frequent given name at a global level, borne by 180 people.

The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 7,464 people, or 1 in 48,561. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 30 percent reside, Florida, where 9 percent reside and California, where 6 percent reside. Outside of The United States Forde occurs in 96 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 18 percent reside and England, where 13 percent reside.

Forde Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Forde has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Forde surname grew 2,377 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 133 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it grew 1,941 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 1,505 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 1,386 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Forde Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Catholic (88%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Forde surname are 9.94% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 63.17% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Forde earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 40.17% less than the national average, earning 207,057 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 169.18% more than the national average, earning R 639,684 per year; in United States they earn 7.38% more than the national average, earning $46,334 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.48% more than the national average, earning $51,908 CAD per year.