Explore the Family Name Forsman

The meaning of Forsman

1. Swedish: ornamental name composed of the elements fors ‘rapids, waterfall’ + man ‘man’. 2. Americanized form of German Forsmann. Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Knute, Nels, Nils, Gunner, Jarl, Johan, Lars.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Forsman has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 13,548th most popular, but by 2010 it had slipped to 13,775th. Despite this drop in rank, the actual count of individuals with the Forsman surname increased from 2,056 to 2,196 during the same time period, representing a growth of approximately 6.81%. The proportion per 100,000 people saw a small decrease of around 2.63%, dropping from 0.76 to 0.74.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#13,548	#13,775	-1.68%
Count	2,056	2,196	6.81%
Proportion per 100k	0.76	0.74	-2.63%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Forsman

When considering the ethnic identity of individuals carrying the Forsman surname, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census indicates some shifts between 2000 and 2010. The overwhelming majority of Forsmans identified as White, although this percentage did see a slight decline from 95.77% to 94.08%. The Hispanic representation within this surname group saw a significant increase, moving from 0.92% to 2.41%. Additionally, there were small increases in those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and Black, while the percentage of those identifying with two or more races remained relatively constant. The proportion of American Indian and Alaskan Native Forsmans decreased by 26.72% during this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.77%	94.08%	-1.76%
Hispanic	0.92%	2.41%	161.96%
Two or More Races	1.65%	1.68%	1.82%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.31%	0.96%	-26.72%
Black	0%	0.5%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.36%	0%