The Forret surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 187 people carried this name — #97,210 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,666,700 people counted. That is up 2% from 183 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 69 people named Forret.
4 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 16 départements, most often Nord.
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 Belgium’s population register
At least 46 people named Forret 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 West Flanders.
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.
In print
Forret in American newspapers,
1915–1926.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 14,119 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Forret,
with a public archive behind them.
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James Forret 1600–1651
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Robert Forret 1694–
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Margaret Normand 1814–1876
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Andrew Forret 1817–1919
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Margaret Forret 1874–
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Andrew Forret 1877–
Wikidata (CC0) · 8 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Forret.
- Forner 632 · U.S. census
- Forneris 196 · U.S. census
- Fornero 149 · U.S. census
- Fornes 566 · U.S. census
- Forni 589 · U.S. census
- Forray 134 · U.S. census
- Forst 2,283 · U.S. census
- Forster 9,116 · U.S. census
- Fort 8,117 · U.S. census
- Forte 12,023 · U.S. census
- Fortes 1,988 · U.S. census
- Forti 760 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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