Explore the Family Name Forse

The meaning of Forse

1. English: from Old French force(s) ‘clipping-shears, scissors, forceps’. Compare Force 2. 2. English: variant of Foss, Frost or Furze. 3. German (Saarland): unexplained. It is very rare in Germany.

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How common is the last name Forse in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Forse has seen a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 44,821st in popularity with a count of 451 individuals bearing the name, equating to about 0.17 per 100k people. However, by 2010, the rank dropped to 49,636th with only 423 individuals having the surname, or approximately 0.14 per 100k people. This represents a decline in popularity of roughly 10.74% and a proportional decrease of around 17.65%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#44,821	#49,636	-10.74%
Count	451	423	-6.21%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.14	-17.65%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Forse

The ethnicity breakdown for the Forse surname, also based on the Decennial U.S. Census, shows that it is predominantly affiliated with White ethnic identity. In 2000, around 96.45% of those carrying the Forse surname identified as White, dropping slightly to 95.04% in 2010. The Hispanic community accounted for 2.22% of the Forses in 2000, rising to 2.60% in 2010. The year 2010 also saw Black ethnic identity appear within the Forse surname for the first time, accounting for approximately 1.65%. Meanwhile, there were no reported instances of this surname among Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities in either census years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.45%	95.04%	-1.46%
Hispanic	2.22%	2.6%	17.12%
Black	0%	1.65%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%