Fore
A rare surname that may be from a nickname, a place-name, or a variant spelling of another name.
The #5,835 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 52,091 Americans shares it.
Etymology
The historical sources provided do not give a secure derivation for Fore itself. In English, it may be connected with the old word fore, meaning "before" or "in front," which could have been used as a nickname or descriptive byname. It may also be a shortened or altered spelling of another surname, or a surname that was later confused with similar forms.
History
The excerpts supplied do not contain a direct dictionary entry for Fore, only incidental uses of the word in other contexts. Because of that, there is no solid evidence here for a specific medieval origin or early family history. Modern bearers may represent more than one unrelated line, as is common with short surnames.
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Fun fact
Because fore is such a common English word, surname forms like Fore can be especially hard to trace to one single origin.
From the historical record
“= O.H.Ger. hilt\= O.N. hild-r, war, battle] The second element of Matilda is there- fore the Teut. female christian name Hilda. (A.-Heb.) a double dim. of Mary = Bitterness \H^h. MdrdK}”
— Surnames of the United Kingdom: a concise etymological dictionary (2 vols in 1)