The Formica surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,393 people carried this name — #19,398 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 212,800 people counted. That is down 1% from 1,407 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Formica surname
A surname transferred from the nickname.
From formica (“ant”), probably used as a nickname.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Formica» (Italian), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 631 people named Formica 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.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 125 people named Formica.
46 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 21 départements, most often Alpes-Maritimes.
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.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
81 people named Formica live in Switzerland.
They live in 11 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Geneva.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 62 people named Formica live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Hainaut.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Formica,
with a public archive behind them.
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Margaretha Formica 1501–1611 · printer
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Leonhard Formica 1550–1605 · printer
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Matthäus Formica 1591–1638 · printer
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Andrea Formica 1812–1885 · Catholic priest
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Luigi Formica 1896– · politician
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Mercedes Formica 1913–2002 · judge
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Formica.
- Forgit 145 · U.S. census
- Forgue 702 · U.S. census
- Forgues 351 · U.S. census
- Forler 214 · U.S. census
- Forlini 263 · U.S. census
- Formento 205 · U.S. census
- Formisano 500 · U.S. census
- Formosa 528 · U.S. census
- Fornara 102 · U.S. census
- Fornari 295 · U.S. census
- Fornaro 378 · U.S. census
- Fornelli 256 · U.S. census
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