Fordyce

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Fordice

Etymology

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɔɹˈdaɪs/

Proper noun

Fordyce (countable and uncountable, plural Fordyces)

1. A village in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland
2. A city, the county seat of Dallas County, Arkansas, United States.
3. A village in Cedar County, Nebraska, United States.
4. A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Derived terms

• Fordyce granule
• Fordyce spot

 

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Fordyce is the 11870^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2638 individuals. Fordyce is most common among White (91.77%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Fordyce”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 589.