Explore the Family Name Forth

The meaning of Forth

1. English: variant of Ford 1. 2. German: topographic name for someone who lived by a ford, Middle High German vort, vurt, Middle Low German vorde ‘ford, entrance way’, or a habitational name from a place in Franconia or in former Pomerania (now Poland) named Forth.

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

The Forth surname was ranked 16,880 in popularity in the year 2000 and 17,104 in 2010, indicating a decline of 1.33%, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. The count of individuals with the Forth surname increased from 1,556 in 2000 to 1,659 in 2010, marking a 6.62% rise. However, the proportion per 100,000 people fell slightly by 3.45%, from 0.58 in 2000 to 0.56 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#16,880	#17,104	-1.33%
Count	1,556	1,659	6.62%
Proportion per 100k	0.58	0.56	-3.45%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Forth

Regarding ethnicity, based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, there has been a change in the ethnic identity distribution within this surname from 2000 to 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying as White decreased by 2.82%, from 90.49% in 2000 to 87.94% in 2010. The Hispanic, Black, Asian/Pacific Islander, and American Indian and Alaskan Native populations all saw increases. The Hispanic population rose by 32.80%, the Black population by 27.26%, the Asian/Pacific Islander by 7.69%, and the American Indian and Alaskan Native population saw the highest increase of 50%. The percentage of individuals identifying as two or more races also increased by 17.82%, from 1.74% in 2000 to 2.05% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	90.49%	87.94%	-2.82%
Black	5.21%	6.63%	27.26%
Hispanic	1.86%	2.47%	32.8%
Two or More Races	1.74%	2.05%	17.82%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.32%	0.48%	50%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.39%	0.42%	7.69%