An English surname, Foreman comes from the Old English terms ‘fore’ and ‘mann’ which refer to a leader, a spokes person for the group. The spelling variations for Foreman include Forman, Fourman and Formon. In Germany the Foreman spelling is Fuhrmann. Across most of England the Foreman name is found. The chief locations are in Yorkshire, Norfolk, Lancashire, Suffolk, Kent and the city of London. Along the eastern side of Scotland is where most with the Foreman surname reside. The counties with the higher Foreman populations are Angus, Aberdeenshire, Fife, Midlothian and Lanarkshire. Within the United States the original Foreman household were established in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Virginia, New York, North Carolina, Missouri, Texas, and Illinois. Famous: Deborah Lynn Foreman (movie film actress), Jay Foreman (professional football player), Tom Foreman (award winning reporter for CNN), Gordy Foreman (musician - drummer), George Foreman (champion boxer and product spoke person), Chuck Foreman (professional football player), Michael J. Foreman (astronaut), Carl Foreman (movie film producer and screen playwright) and Jay Foreman (founder of ’Play Along’ company - designing kid’s toys).