View the most partisan surnames in The United States

Where Does The Last Name Forby Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Forby has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Forby? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Forby is the 727,600^th most commonly occurring family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 18,264,526 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 64 percent of Forby live; 64 percent live in North America and 64 percent live in Anglo-North America. Forby is also the 2,446,817^th most prevalent first name internationally, borne by 20 people.

This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 257 people, or 1 in 1,410,346. In The United States Forby is most prevalent in: Illinois, where 30 percent are found, California, where 16 percent are found and Ohio, where 14 percent are found. Beside The United States Forby occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in France, where 21 percent are found and Australia, where 10 percent are found.

Forby Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Forby has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Forby last name grew 276 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 77 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Forby Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Forby surname are 9.95% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.72% being registered to vote for the political party.

Forby earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.82% less than the national average, earning $37,184 USD per year.