Fore History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France
Scotland

Early Origins of the Fore family

The surname Fore was first found in Moray, where they held a family seat in their territories. The Pictish influence on Scottish history diminished after Kenneth Macalpine became King of all Scotland. But those east coast families still played an important role in government and were more accessible to Government than their western highland counterparts. They were a highly religious group. In 1360 William of Forres was archdeacon of Caithness. They held a family seat at Strthylife at Kynlos. Later they held a family seat at Caithness where Geoffrey de Forays was archdeacon of Moray.

Early History of the Fore family

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Fore Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Forres, Fore, Forres, Forrays, Foray, Forays and others.

Early Notables of the Fore family

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Fore Ranking

In the United States, the name Fore is the 6,365^th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1

Fore migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Fore Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Maria Fore, aged 21, who landed in America, in 1893
Ruth Fore, aged 4, who landed in America, in 1895
Thomas Fore, aged 35, who settled in America from Roscommon, in 1896

Fore Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Dolphin Fore, aged 27, who settled in America from Liverpool, in 1904
Jesire Elizabeth Fore, aged 27, who immigrated to the United States from Sheffield, England, in 1908
Julio R. Fore, aged 52, who immigrated to the United States, in 1910
Maurice Fore, who immigrated to the United States, in 1911
Henry Fore, aged 25, who landed in America from Therslake, England, in 1911
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Contemporary Notables of the name Fore (post 1700) +

Henrietta Holsman Fore (b. 1948), Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/