The Forand surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 612 people carried this name — #36,525 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 476,200 people counted. That is down 6% from 652 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 60 people named Forand.
2 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 7 départements, most often Loire.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
Who carried it
People named Forand,
with a public archive behind them.
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Aime Forand 1895–1972 · reporter -
Louise Forand 1941– · pianist
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Alain Forand 1944– · military personnel
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Claude Forand 1954– · writer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Forand.
- Fonte 1,631 · U.S. census
- Fontenelle 359 · U.S. census
- Fontes 4,478 · U.S. census
- Fonti 315 · U.S. census
- Fonvielle 113 · U.S. census
- Foos 2,209 · U.S. census
- Foray 157 · U.S. census
- Forcade 135 · U.S. census
- Force 4,108 · U.S. census
- Ford 184,832 · U.S. census
- Fore 5,927 · U.S. census
- Fores 198 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Forand is.
A volume says what happened to it.
Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.