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

The last name Forney is found most in The United States. It may occur in the variant forms: Fornéy. Click here for further possible spellings of Forney.

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

The last name Forney is the 53,460^th most prevalent family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 763,014 people. The last name Forney is primarily found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Forney live; 95 percent live in North America and 95 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 624,169^th most prevalent given name in the world, held by 210 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 9,183 people, or 1 in 39,471. In The United States Forney is most frequent in: Pennsylvania, where 11 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and Texas, where 8 percent live. Other than The United States it is found in 27 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 2 percent live and France, where 0 percent live.

Forney Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Forney has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 415 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 242 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Forney Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Forney surname is primarily Catholic (57%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Forney surname are 21.47% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68.24% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Forney earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 3.84% less than the national average, earning $41,490 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.99% less than the national average, earning $34,782 CAD per year.