Explore the Family Name De Foor

The meaning of De Foor

Flemish (mainly Defoor): 1. topographic name from Dutch voort ‘ford’ (see Vandervoort), with the definite article de ‘the’. 2. altered form of French Dufour (compare Defer) and perhaps also of some other similar (like-sounding) French surname such as Dufort.

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How common is the last name De Foor in the United States?

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname De Foor fluctuated slightly from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, the name ranked 19,672nd in popularity and increased to a rank of 20,192 by 2010, marking a slight decrease in popularity by 2.64%. However, the count of individuals with this surname increased by 4.1% during the same period, growing from 1,268 people in 2000 to 1,320 in 2010. The proportion of individuals per 100k with the De Foor surname also decreased slightly by 4.26%, going from 0.47 in 2000 to 0.45 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#19,672	#20,192	-2.64%
Count	1,268	1,320	4.1%
Proportion per 100k	0.47	0.45	-4.26%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name De Foor

In terms of ethnicity as revealed by the Decennial U.S. Census data, the majority of individuals with the surname De Foor identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, with a minor decrease from 90.85% to 89.70%. The percentage identifying as Black saw a notable increase of 14.77%, rising from 5.28% in 2000 to 6.06% in 2010. The proportion of those identifying as belonging to two or more races also increased by 10.13%, from 1.58% in 2000 to 1.74% in 2010. People identifying as Hispanic remained steady at 2.05% in both years. There were no reports of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	90.85%	89.7%	-1.27%
Black	5.28%	6.06%	14.77%
Hispanic	2.05%	2.05%	0%
Two or More Races	1.58%	1.74%	10.13%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%