991
Bearers
1394.
Rank
male
Gender
Meaning
Occupational
A carter/teamster hauling goods.
Origin: from German 'Fuhrmann' (carter)
A general explanation of the surname based on typical patterns (occupation, trait, ancestor's name, place). A particular family may have a different history.
Surname distribution by municipality
Number of bearers by municipality across Czechia (source: MV ČR archive, ~2011). Showing the 30 most frequent of 127 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Forman — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jihomoravský kraj | 177 |
| 2 | Hlavní město Praha | 136 |
| 3 | Královéhradecký kraj | 133 |
| 4 | Středočeský kraj | 116 |
| 5 | Pardubický kraj | 91 |
| 6 | Kraj Vysočina | 73 |
| 7 | Plzeňský kraj | 64 |
| 8 | Ústecký kraj | 54 |
| 9 | Liberecký kraj | 44 |
| 10 | Zlínský kraj | 37 |
| 11 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 24 |
| 12 | Jihočeský kraj | 22 |
| 13 | Olomoucký kraj | 14 |
| 14 | Karlovarský kraj | 6 |
| Total CZ | 991 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 136 |
| 2 | Kyjov | 52 |
| 3 | Náchod | 44 |
| 4 | Brno | 38 |
| 5 | Pardubice | 35 |
| 6 | Plzeň | 23 |
| 7 | Liberec | 22 |
| 8 | Vlašim | 21 |
| 9 | Trutnov | 21 |
| 10 | Havlíčkův Brod | 20 |
| 11 | Chrudim | 20 |
| 12 | Jihlava | 19 |
| 13 | Moravské Budějovice | 17 |
| 14 | Znojmo | 15 |
| 15 | Chomutov | 14 |
| 16 | Hodonín | 13 |
| 17 | Ústí nad Labem | 12 |
| 18 | Dvůr Králové nad Labem | 12 |
| 19 | Břeclav | 12 |
| 20 | Zlín | 12 |
| 21 | Ostrava | 12 |
| 22 | Kutná Hora | 11 |
| 23 | Teplice | 11 |
| 24 | Jičín | 11 |
| 25 | Holice | 11 |
| 26 | Horažďovice | 10 |
| 27 | Olomouc | 10 |
| 28 | Klatovy | 9 |
| 29 | Moravský Krumlov | 9 |
| 30 | Frýdlant | 8 |
Historical trend by year of birth
Number of living bearers by year of birth (as of 2011, source: MV ČR archive).
Source: MV ČR – četnost příjmení (archiv) · Data year: 2011