Forget Surname

27,149th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,790 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Forget Surname Definition:

(French) Descendant of Fargeau (of iron), a variant of Ferreolus, bishop of Limoges in the sixth century; dweller, or worker, at the little forge.

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Forget Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada10,7121:3,440440
France6,2091:10,6981,046
United States1,3171:275,21625,752
Belgium3951:29,1054,687
Mauritius3101:4,172817
Thailand2471:285,98549,226
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
Indonesia681:1,944,841122,869
South Africa641:846,52756,162
Zimbabwe481:321,63031,533
England451:1,238,17956,985
Germany261:3,096,364143,912
India231:33,350,669396,143
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Tanzania131:4,072,43252,852
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Cayman Islands81:7,987922
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Luxembourg61:96,7576,198
Netherlands41:4,221,794131,139
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
China41:341,830,39216,990
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saint Pierre and Miquelon11:6,399357
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Monaco11:37,0664,748
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States831:605,04440,538

The alternate forms: Forgét (9), Forgêt (2) & Forgèt (1) are calculated separately.

Forget (5,363) may also be a first name.

Forget Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French) Descendant of Fargeau (of iron), a variant of Ferreolus, bishop of Limoges in the sixth century; dweller, or worker, at the little forge.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

Forget: in the sense of a person that Forges, i.e. 'of the forge', as in 'blacksmith', such as forging metals into weapons, horse tackle, door hinges, etc. It is likely the French equivalent to the English surname, Smith.

- macnickel

Forget Last Name Facts

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

The surname Forget occurs in Canada more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant: Forgét, Forgêt or Forgèt. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Forget? popularity and diffusion

Forget is the 27,149th most commonly used surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 368,244 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Forget are found; 61 percent are found in North America and 44 percent are found in Gallo-North America. Forget is also the 92,026th most widely held first name globally, borne by 5,363 people.

The last name Forget is most widespread in Canada, where it is borne by 10,712 people, or 1 in 3,440. In Canada Forget is mostly found in: Quebec, where 82 percent reside, Ontario, where 15 percent reside and Alberta, where 1 percent reside. Apart from Canada this surname exists in 65 countries. It is also common in France, where 31 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.

Forget Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Forget has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Forget surname grew 1,587 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 2,250 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Forget Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Forget are 12.93% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.16% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Forget earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 155.37% more than the national average, earning R 606,852 per year; in United States they earn 6.85% more than the national average, earning $46,103 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.34% less than the national average, earning $43,054 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forgét949/
Forgêt942/
Forgèt941/
Forgett92311/
Forgets926/
Fourget923/
Forgeth922/
Forguet922/
Forge't921/
Forgest921/
Forgiet921/
Forgeit920/
Foret918,805/
Forge911,824/
Forgette861,069/
Fourguet8617/
Forgeait8610/
Forsøget861/
Forest8325,172/
Forgie831,917/
Forgey831,814/
Forges831,462/
Fouret83895/
Forejt83822/
Forret83634/
Forgit83569/
Foiret83494/
Farget83465/
Forger83301/
Forcet83270/
Forgez83231/
Forghe83154/
Forgea83118/
Foreit83108/
Foreyt8372/
Forets8353/
Foreth8341/
Forjet8340/
Foreht8333/
Fornge8326/
Forset8322/
Forett8314/
Furget8311/
Foretz839/
Forgeh838/
Forete836/
Fordge834/
Forgee834/
Vorget833/
Forgge832/
Forhet832/
Ferget832/
Foriet831/
Forhge831/
Fourge831/
Foreat831/
Forged831/
Forgye831/
Foryet831/
Forgyt830/
Forzet830/
Forgeette802/
Forguette801/
Forrest7764,301/
Forgues773,857/
Forseth771,980/
Foreste771,325/
Fourest77324/
Foriest77217/
Fourets77198/
Forrett77191/
Foirest77140/
Fourret7794/
Forsett7781/
Forette7751/
Forguez7749/
Fourcet7748/
Forhetz7747/
Forreth7742/
Farguet7731/
Forestt7710/
Forguit7710/
Forguer776/
Fourett776/
Forcett776/
Foresst774/
Forchet773/
Fforest772/
Foresth772/
Furguet772/
Foorest771/
Forests771/
Pforest771/
Foreist771/
Forgier771/
Forgyth771/
Forrgey771/
Foreith771/
Forgheh771/
Foreest771/
Fosrett771/
Fotriet771/
Fourete771/
Fourjet771/
Forgait770/
Forsest770/
Fourgee770/
Foorett770/
Fordgee770/
Forceth770/
Fargett770/
Forrets770/
Foreyth770/
Fourges770/
Fourguette7512/
Force737,456/
Farge733,431/
Forse731,104/
Forgy73829/
Forga73608/
Faret73461/
Foryt73340/
Forêt73114/
Forit7326/
Forje7323/
Fored7319/
Forze7317/
Forgi7315/
Vorge7312/
Forét732/
Voret731/
Fôret731/
Foreć731/
Fargette71757/
Forrette71393/
Fourchet71229/
Foretová71203/
Forrestt7122/
Forreste7121/
Forjette7119/
Forsette7119/
Forriest7114/
Forsheit7111/
Forrests719/
Forchett718/
Forseyth713/
Forcette713/
Foureste713/
Forreest712/
Forresst712/
Foretsch711/
Forretts711/
Fourette711/
Foretova711/
Forrrest711/
Fourgier711/
Forrgitt711/
Forrcett710/
Foreythe710/
Foryette710/
Forringe710/
Forrhett710/
Forcheet710/
Forsieth710/
Farges673,471/
Forsey672,216/
Forche671,355/
Farret671,084/
Forejtová67691/
Forsee67674/
Forcey67577/
Fauret67551/
Fargie67424/
Fourga67389/
Forgić67358/
Farger67262/
Voiret67260/
Forjes67226/
Verget67207/
Fargey67184/
Forsse67164/
Farhet67148/
Forgay67142/
Forcer67123/
Forchette67122/
Forist67110/
Forite67107/
Vorret6775/
Vouret6765/
Forait6763/
Foreid6760/
Forsea6756/
Forser6753/
Forred6746/
Forseh6736/
Fareth6734/
Foryst6731/
Forzie6730/
Forcez6729/
Forced6728/
Forgha6727/
Forces6723/
Forses6722/
Fahret6721/
Farset6720/
Forsed6718/
Foroit6718/
Farcet6717/
Farengeyt6717/
Forethová6716/
Forshe6716/
Farest6712/
Farguette6712/
Forejtova6712/
Fortje679/
Forajt678/
Vorset678/
Fource677/
Foryth677/
Forzhe675/
Forettová675/
Forssette675/
Foried675/
Forjez675/
Forzee674/
Fourit674/
Foreed673/
Forhit673/
Forcee673/
Forsit673/
Forsie673/
Forghi673/
Forgui673/
Forayt672/
Forrse672/
Fargee672/
Varget672/
Farjet672/
Forjeh672/
Forgès672/
Forzer672/
Forseythe671/
Forzée671/
Feuret671/
Fareet671/
Forhse671/
Forshette671/
Foorit671/
Forgis671/
Feurge671/
Forggi671/
Forceh671/
Vorgit671/
Fariet671/
Vorgge671/
Vorzet671/
Furgit671/
Fatret671/
Farete671/
Fordje671/
Forgič671/
Foorje671/
Forcit671/
Forsei671/
Forrêt671/
Foured671/
Fourgy671/
D'Forrest671/
Forsyt671/
Forjer671/
Farzet671/
Forrit670/
Farett670/
Forrestte670/
Fottretsh670/
Farets670/
Forcea670/
Fourrgier670/
Forsep670/
Voreth670/
Fourse670/
Forshieth670/

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