Forgeron Surname

353,216th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,031 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Forgeron Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forgeron Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France4681:141,92921,864
Canada3981:92,57710,142
United States1421:2,552,528155,105
England41:13,929,515290,718
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Forgeron (32) may also be a first name.

Forgeron Last Name Facts

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

The surname Forgeron occurs in France more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Forgeron? popularity and diffusion

It is the 353,216th most frequently used surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 7,068,425 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 53 percent of Forgeron reside; 52 percent reside in North America and 49 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Forgeron is also the 1,840,253rd most frequently occurring given name internationally, held by 32 people.

It is most frequently used in France, where it is held by 468 people, or 1 in 141,929. In France it is mostly found in: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 40 percent reside, Occitanie, where 12 percent reside and Île-de-France, where 11 percent reside. Outside of France this last name is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 39 percent reside and The United States, where 14 percent reside.

Forgeron Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Forgeron has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Forgeron surname rose 7,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Forgeron Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Forgeron last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 75% being registered with the party.

The amount Forgeron earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 16.22% more than the national average, earning $50,146 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.19% less than the national average, earning $48,596 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forgeront9467/
Fourgeron9417/
Fergeron885/
Furgeron881/
Forcheron82301/
Furgueron823/
Forgueran820/
Vergeron75122/
Furgerom750/
Forerhand711/
Vareyron631/
Fareeran631/
Fargharan591/
Fourcayran562/
Vergaran5011/
Vargaran506/

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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
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  • 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 Forgeron
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