Foresythe Surname

1,471,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 144 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guyana

Foresythe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Foresythe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States641:5,663,421279,165
Nigeria421:4,217,685117,088
England201:2,785,90397,972
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Guyana11:762,22114,420
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:1,434,82077,606

Foresythe Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Foresythe Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Foresythe occurs most in The United States. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Foresythe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,471,719th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 50,607,958 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 57 percent of Foresythe live; 56 percent live in North America and 56 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 64 people, or 1 in 5,663,421. In The United States Foresythe is primarily found in: Missouri, where 22 percent reside, Arizona, where 20 percent reside and Arkansas, where 17 percent reside. Outside of The United States Foresythe exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 29 percent reside and England, where 14 percent reside.

Foresythe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Foresythe has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Foresythe surname rose 183 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Foresythe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Foresythe last name is principally Episcopalian (83%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Foresythe last name are 14.77% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.54% registered to vote for the party.

Foresythe earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 27.29% less than the national average, earning $31,373 USD per year.

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Foresythe Reference & Research

Forsythe DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Forsythe FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Foresythe
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