The Forton surname

In the 2000 U.S. Census, 756 people carried this name — #29,447 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 357,100 people counted.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 153 people named Forton.

2 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 19 départements, most often Gironde.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 2

Gironde 72

Loiret 16

Paris 15

Charente-Maritime 11

Pyrénées-Atlantiques 9

Yvelines 4

Seine-et-Marne 4

Sarthe 4

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 100 people named Forton 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 Brussels-Capital.

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

Where they live today

Brussels-Capital 30

Flemish Brabant 29

East Flanders 14

Namur 9

Antwerp 6

Walloon Brabant 6

Hainaut 6

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

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