Fornes
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See also: fornes
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Two main origins:
- Borrowed from Catalan Fornés, a respelling of Forners.
- Borrowed from Norwegian Fornes, a habitational surname composed of the elements fura (“pine”) or for (“foremost”) and nes (“headland”).
Proper noun[edit]
Fornes (plural Forneses)
- A surname.
Statistics[edit]
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Fornes is the 38948th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 566 individuals. Fornes is most common among White (65.37%) and Hispanic/Latino (31.8%) individuals.
Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Fornes”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 591.