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

The last name Forester (Bengali: ফরেষ্টার, Russian: Форестер) is most common in The United States. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

This surname is the 57,843^rd most frequent surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 832,862 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Forester live; 81 percent live in North America and 80 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 635,584^th most prevalent forename at a global level. It is borne by 203 people.

The surname Forester is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 6,741 people, or 1 in 53,769. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 12 percent reside, Georgia, where 9 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Beside The United States Forester is found in 73 countries. It is also common in England, where 7 percent reside and Canada, where 6 percent reside.

Forester Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Forester has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Forester surname rose 404 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 12 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 109 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 50 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 96 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Forester Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Forester surname is principally Catholic (64%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Forester last name are 21.29% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 68.06% being registered with the party.

The amount Forester earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 4.28% less than the national average, earning $41,304 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.01% less than the national average, earning $49,180 CAD per year.