Forgie Surname
Approximately 1,917 people bear this surname
Forgie Surname Definition:
(1) may be from Forgie near Montrose. (2) a corruption of Fergie (Fergus), as Forgieson for Ferguson. Alexander Forgie in Newton Stewart, 1763 (Wigtown).
Forgie Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 541 | 1:669,980 | 53,416 |
| Canada | 518 | 1:71,130 | 8,121 |
| Australia | 237 | 1:113,906 | 12,650 |
| Scotland | 215 | 1:24,901 | 2,731 |
| New Zealand | 178 | 1:25,440 | 4,458 |
| England | 126 | 1:442,207 | 29,452 |
| Jamaica | 41 | 1:69,999 | 3,452 |
| Isle of Man | 30 | 1:2,861 | 575 |
| Northern Ireland | 9 | 1:205,004 | 9,958 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | 1:340,994 | 12,383 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 43 | 1:103,020 | 6,511 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 326 | 1:11,482 | 1,408 |
| England | 18 | 1:1,354,187 | 47,798 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 41 | 1:1,224,846 | 68,768 |
Forgie (19) may also be a first name.
Forgie Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(1) may be from Forgie near Montrose. (2) a corruption of Fergie (Fergus), as Forgieson for Ferguson. Alexander Forgie in Newton Stewart, 1763 (Wigtown).
Forgie Demographics
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Forgie Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Forgie Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Forgie occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Forgie.
How Common Is The Last Name Forgie? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 214,545th most common family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 3,801,537 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 58 percent of Forgie live; 55 percent live in North America and 53 percent live in Anglo-North America. Forgie is also the 2,523,061st most widespread first name globally. It is borne by 19 people.
The surname is most common in The United States, where it is held by 541 people, or 1 in 669,980. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 13 percent are found, Michigan, where 12 percent are found and New York, where 8 percent are found. Besides The United States this surname exists in 21 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 27 percent are found and Australia, where 12 percent are found.
Forgie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Forgie has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 1,320 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 34 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it grew 700 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 98 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Forgie Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Presbyterian (86%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Forgie last name are 7.78% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.55% registered with the political party.
The amount Forgie earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 43.51% less than the national average, earning 195,507 kr per year; in United States they earn 6.19% less than the national average, earning $40,478 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.73% more than the national average, earning $52,528 CAD per year.
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Forgie Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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