Forget Surname
Approximately 19,790 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameForget Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 10,712 | 1:3,440 | 440 |
| France | 6,209 | 1:10,698 | 1,046 |
| United States | 1,317 | 1:275,216 | 25,752 |
| Belgium | 395 | 1:29,105 | 4,687 |
| Mauritius | 310 | 1:4,172 | 817 |
| Thailand | 247 | 1:285,985 | 49,226 |
| Egypt | 183 | 1:502,381 | 28,715 |
| Indonesia | 68 | 1:1,944,841 | 122,869 |
| South Africa | 64 | 1:846,527 | 56,162 |
| Zimbabwe | 48 | 1:321,630 | 31,533 |
| England | 45 | 1:1,238,179 | 56,985 |
| Germany | 26 | 1:3,096,364 | 143,912 |
| India | 23 | 1:33,350,669 | 396,143 |
| Switzerland | 15 | 1:547,528 | 38,365 |
| Tanzania | 13 | 1:4,072,432 | 52,852 |
| Brazil | 10 | 1:21,407,433 | 350,627 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Cayman Islands | 8 | 1:7,987 | 922 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| Luxembourg | 6 | 1:96,757 | 6,198 |
| Netherlands | 4 | 1:4,221,794 | 131,139 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Madagascar | 4 | 1:5,912,459 | 5,394 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 1 | 1:6,399 | 357 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 83 | 1:605,044 | 40,538 |
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.
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.
- macnickelForget Demographics
Average Forget Salary in
United States
$46,103 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Forget Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Forget Come From? nationality or country of origin
Forget is found most frequently in Canada. It can appear as a variant: Forgét, Forgêt or Forgèt. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Forget? popularity and diffusion
It is the 27,149th most frequently used surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 368,244 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 61 percent of Forget live; 61 percent live in North America and 44 percent live in Gallo-North America. It is also the 92,026th most frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 5,363 people.
It is most common in Canada, where it is held by 10,712 people, or 1 in 3,440. In Canada it is mostly concentrated in: Quebec, where 82 percent are found, Ontario, where 15 percent are found and Alberta, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Canada this last name occurs in 65 countries. It is also found in France, where 31 percent are found and The United States, where 7 percent are found.
Forget Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Forget has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Forget surname expanded 1,587 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 2,250 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Forget Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Forget surname are 12.93% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 66.16% being registered with the 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.
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