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The Force surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,108 people carried this name — #8,067 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 71,900 people counted. That is up 3% from 4,001 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 376 people named Force.

4 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 30 départements, most often Puy-de-Dôme.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 4
Puy-de-Dôme 151
Paris 35
Loire 27
Yvelines 26
Corrèze 18
Essonne 14
Loiret 12
Seine-et-Marne 11

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 63 people named Force live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 63

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Force in American newspapers,
1868–1909.

Newspaper page from The Grenada Sentinel carrying the name Force
The Grenada Sentinel 1909-07-02
Newspaper page from The Morning Star And Catholic Messenger carrying the name Force
The Morning Star And Catholic Messenger 1874-04-19
Newspaper page from New Orleans Republican carrying the name Force
New Orleans Republican 1868-09-22

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 6,136,941 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Force,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Peter Force
    Peter Force 1790–1868 · writer
  • Manning Force
    Manning Force 1824–1899 · judge
  • Katherine Emmons Force
    Katherine Emmons Force 1890–1956 · businessperson
  • Madeleine Astor
    Madeleine Astor 1893–1940 · socialite
  • Ottilie Force d. 1968
  • Davy Force 1849–1918 · baseball player

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

Nearby in the index

Surnames next to Force.

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