Forgey Surname
Approximately 1,814 people bear this surname
Forgey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,786 | 1:202,945 | 19,933 |
| Canada | 22 | 1:1,674,800 | 111,190 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 309 | 1:162,520 | 14,796 |
Forgey Demographics
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Forgey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Forgey Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Forgey occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Forgey? popularity and diffusion
It is the 224,314th most widespread surname in the world, held by around 1 in 4,017,390 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Forgey are found; 99 percent are found in North America and 99 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 1,786 people, or 1 in 202,945. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Washington, where 15 percent live, California, where 10 percent live and Missouri, where 10 percent live. Outside of The United States this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 1 percent live and South Africa, where 0 percent live.
Forgey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Forgey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Forgey surname expanded 578 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Forgey Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Forgey surname are 20.55% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 67.32% registered with the political party.
The amount Forgey earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 425.91% more than the national average, earning R 1,249,760 per year; in United States they earn 6.44% more than the national average, earning $45,929 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.8% less than the national average, earning $36,370 CAD per year.
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Forgey Reference & Research
Forgey/Forgy & Forgi FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
Forgey/Forgy & Forgi 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 Forgey
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis