Forge
English
editEtymology
editFrom Old French forge (“forge, furnace”), a surname for someone who lived near or worked in a forge or smithy.
Proper noun
editForge (plural Forges)
- A surname from Old French.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Forge is the 39052nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 564 individuals. Forge is most common among White (56.74%) and Black/African American (40.07%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Forge”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 590.