Forgan Surname

427,014th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 809 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Scotland

Forgan Surname Definition:

Of local origin from Forgan, a village in the parish of Forgandenny, Fife, the old name of which was Forgrund. Maijory, wife of Walter de fforgrund, burgess of Berwick (post 1147), sold to the Abbey of Kelso an annual rent of two marks, which she derived from a house in Berwick (Kelso, 31, 34).

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Forgan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia2161:124,98013,694
United States1611:2,251,298140,756
England1501:371,45426,286
Scotland1151:46,5554,133
South Africa541:1,003,29161,925
Argentina331:1,295,25574,988
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
New Zealand201:226,41621,878
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1991:18,8101,925
England1021:238,97417,695
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Forgan (13) may also be a first name.

Forgan Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Of local origin from Forgan, a village in the parish of Forgandenny, Fife, the old name of which was Forgrund. Maijory, wife of Walter de fforgrund, burgess of Berwick (post 1147), sold to the Abbey of Kelso an annual rent of two marks, which she derived from a house in Berwick (Kelso, 31, 34). Archembaldus de Forgrund was a charter witness in Fife c. 1170—78 (RPSA., p. 41,265). Families of this name are said to have been for centuries located in the parishes of Cameron, Cambee, and Kilconquhar. James Berwick Forgan (1852—1924), born in St. Andrews, was president of the First National Bank of Chicago, and a pillar in the American financial world.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(Celtic) belonging to Forgan (Fife), spelling in A.D. 1250 said to be Forgrund [for the first element v. under Fordyce; the second is obscure]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

For Forican, which is armorially identified with Foricall or Ficault. The latter appears to be identical with Foucault. Ranulph, Richard, Adam Foucholt or Foukolt of Normandy, 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae).

The Norman People (1874)

A location name in Fife.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Forgan Last Name Facts

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

Forgan (Russian: Форган) is carried by more people in Australia than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Forgan.

How Common Is The Last Name Forgan? popularity and diffusion

Forgan is the 427,014th most prevalent last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 9,008,091 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 33 percent of Forgan are found; 33 percent are found in Northern Europe and 33 percent are found in British Isles. Forgan is also the 3,159,357th most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 13 people.

This surname is most frequent in Australia, where it is held by 216 people, or 1 in 124,980. In Australia it is primarily concentrated in: Queensland, where 39 percent reside, South Australia, where 35 percent reside and Victoria, where 11 percent reside. Outside of Australia this last name is found in 22 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent reside and England, where 19 percent reside.

Forgan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Forgan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Forgan last name expanded 1,464 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 147 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 42 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Forgan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (90%) in Ireland.

In The United States Forgan are 10.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.5% registered with the party.

The amount Forgan earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 50.69% more than the national average, earning R 358,092 per year; in United States they earn 22.27% more than the national average, earning $52,760 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.35% more than the national average, earning $55,817 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Forgang92158/
Forghan92155/
Forgane927/
Forgasn921/
Forgain921/
Forgank920/
Forgaun920/
Foran9111,133/
Forgacin861/
Forand831,990/
Forhan831,753/
Forzan83723/
Forant83243/
Forain83228/
Forgon83144/
Forane83126/
Furgan83115/
Fergan8396/
Fouran8363/
Vorgan8352/
Fargan8323/
Forean8320/
Forang8313/
Fohran8310/
Forgam834/
Forran833/
Fooran833/
Fuoran831/
Forann831/
Fotran831/
Forgassin806/
Fourgon77322/
Fourzan77250/
Forgham77214/
Furgang77129/
Forrand7794/
Forgone7740/
Forrant7736/
Forhane7727/
Fargant7727/
Forhand7725/
Fourain7719/
Fourane7718/
Farghan776/
Fargang775/
Fargane774/
Farngan773/
Furgasn772/
Fargain772/
Foraine772/
Fourand772/
Forhann771/
Forhant771/
Foraind771/
Forhang771/
Ferghan771/
Forhajn771/
Forrain771/
Forrayn771/
Foraint771/
Foitran771/
Fergann770/
Forahan770/
Fohrand770/
Faran733,108/
Voran73449/
Foron73113/
Foram7335/
Forán731/
Farengan719/
Forgoine718/
Faringan715/
Fourgone714/
Fourrain711/
Farghang711/
Forghein711/
Forraine711/
Fouraine711/
Fourhane711/
Furgasen710/
Furgasin710/
Fourhand710/
Farhan67333,435/
Farran678,051/
Farzan677,892/
Farang67566/
Farand67507/
Vargan67490/
Fergon67293/
Fahran67262/
Farant67201/
Fouron67129/
Vergan67128/
Farane67121/
Fauran6784/
Fargon6774/
Farain6772/
Farean6750/
Vorain6750/
Vurgan6747/
Fargam6746/
Furgon6743/
Forron6731/
Forone6729/
Faraan6729/
Faraun6726/
Forgotten6726/
Forham6722/
Forzon6718/
Voraan6716/
Farganova6715/
Farahn6715/
Fotron6715/
Forhon6714/
Fouram6713/
Fharan6710/
Faranh679/
Forein678/
Fatran678/
Foroun678/
Forzán676/
Forgonova676/
Farajn676/
Vohran674/
Faaran673/
Vorhan673/
Forgom673/
Foramd672/
Forond672/
Furganova671/
Voraun671/
Phoran671/
Farann671/
Vorran671/
Foraim671/
Forzàn671/
Forahseen671/
Fohron671/

Forgan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Forgan in the Russian language
Форганforgan-

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