Forgie Surname

214,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,917 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5411:669,98053,416
Canada5181:71,1308,121
Australia2371:113,90612,650
Scotland2151:24,9012,731
New Zealand1781:25,4404,458
England1261:442,20729,452
Jamaica411:69,9993,452
Isle of Man301:2,861575
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Trinidad and Tobago41:340,99412,383
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland431:103,0206,511
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland3261:11,4821,408
England181:1,354,18747,798
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States411:1,224,84668,768

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).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Forgie Last Name Facts

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

The surname Forgie has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Forgie? popularity and diffusion

Forgie is the 214,545th most common last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 3,801,537 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Forgie reside; 55 percent reside in North America and 53 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequent forename world-wide, held by 19 people.

The last name Forgie is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 541 people, or 1 in 669,980. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 13 percent reside, Michigan, where 12 percent reside and New York, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this surname is found in 21 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 27 percent reside and Australia, where 12 percent reside.

Forgie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Forgie has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,320 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 34 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it grew 700 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 98 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Forgie Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Presbyterian (86%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Forgie surname are 7.78% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.55% being 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forgier921/
Forgiet921/
Forge911,824/
Forie9152/
Forgi9115/
Fourgier861/
Fourie8391,698/
Forget8319,790/
Forgey831,814/
Forges831,462/
Fergie831,210/
Forgit83569/
Forier83530/
Fargie83424/
Forgić83358/
Forger83301/
Forgez83231/
Foriez83166/
Forghe83154/
Forgea83118/
Forzie8330/
Fornge8326/
Forrie8316/
Forgeh838/
Foried835/
Fordge834/
Forgee834/
Forsie833/
Forghi833/
Forgui833/
Forgge832/
Fories832/
Forije832/
Foriet831/
Furgie831/
Foerge831/
Forgis831/
Forggi831/
Forhge831/
Fourge831/
Forged831/
Forgič831/
Forgye831/
Foryie831/
Forjie830/
Foorie830/
Fourrgier800/
Forgues773,857/
Fargier772,396/
Fourier771,031/
Forgett77311/
Foriest77217/
Forrier77108/
Forggia7752/
Forguez7749/
Forriez7728/
Forsieh7720/
Forijee7715/
Foirier7712/
Forguit7710/
Fourgis778/
Fouries778/
Forgich776/
Forguer776/
Forgets776/
Fourrie774/
Fourget773/
Furgier773/
Forshie772/
Forguet772/
Forge't771/
Ferrgie771/
Forgish771/
Forrgey771/
Forgheh771/
Forgest771/
Fotriet771/
Fourgai771/
Fourghi771/
Fouriez771/
Forgait770/
Fourgee770/
Fordgee770/
Forehie770/
Forgeay770/
Forgais770/
Forsihe770/
Fourges770/
Force737,456/
Farge733,431/
Forse731,104/
Ferge73962/
Forgy73829/
Forsi73712/
Forga73608/
Forji73139/
Furge73133/
Forzi73101/
Fargi7377/
Farie7369/
Forci7355/
Fürge7343/
Vorie7333/
Furgi7329/
Fergi7325/
Forje7323/
Forze7317/
Vorge7312/
Forye733/
Forée731/
Fourrier714,816/
Foutrier71303/
Fourguet7117/
Forriest7114/
Fooringi717/
Foorrier712/
Forsgich711/
Forsøget711/
Fgourgai711/
Fourieds711/
Forrgitt711/
Foirrier710/
Forringe710/
Forsieth710/
Faried6711,078/
Faurie675,182/
Farges673,471/
Fargis672,745/
Forsey672,216/
Faries671,919/
Forche671,355/
Furger671,077/
Forsee67674/
Forcey67577/
Farget67465/
Fourga67389/
Forcet67270/
Farger67262/
Forjes67226/
Farrie67208/
Fargey67184/
Farghi67180/
Forsse67164/
Vergie67144/
Forgay67142/
Fourji67142/
Forcer67123/
Forchi67117/
Phorie67109/
Fariez6782/
Foriji6764/
Förger6764/
Farier6761/
Forsea6756/
Forser6753/
Fergey6741/
Vorrie6740/
Forjet6740/
Furgye6738/
Forseh6736/
Forshi6731/
Forcez6729/
Faerge6728/
Forced6728/
Forgha6727/
Furges6725/
Forces6723/
Forset6722/
Forses6722/
Furgis6718/
Forsed6718/
Forshe6716/
Fourié6714/
Voerge6713/
Forsai6712/
Furget6711/
Foryeh6711/
Färger6711/
Forgét679/
Fortje679/
Vorgai678/
Farhie677/
Fource677/
Vargie676/
Forzai676/
Forzhe675/
Furnge675/
Forssi675/
Farije675/
Forjai675/
Forjez675/
Fargui674/
Forsih674/
Forzee674/
Forihi674/
Farihe674/
Foreay674/
Forcee673/
Forrsi673/
Forsit673/
Fariey673/
Forrse672/
Fargee672/
Farzie672/
Forjeh672/
Forjis672/
Forgès672/
Forgêt672/
Foryes672/
Forzer672/
Forzée671/
Faurgi671/
Forhse671/
Forsis671/
Forsui671/
Foryer671/
Furgey671/
Vurgie671/
Vorghi671/
Feurge671/
Forceh671/
Foryee671/
Fórgia671/
Fariet671/
Voirie671/
Vorgge671/
Förges671/
Furgit671/
Fariea671/
Fariee671/
Fariðe671/
Fargiz671/
Fargoi671/
Fordje671/
Forgèt671/
Foorje671/
Forcit671/
Foriyo671/
Forsei671/
Foryet671/
Fourgy671/
Fouriè671/
Foursi671/
Fourye671/
Pfarie671/
Forjer671/
Furgai671/
Fargai670/
Ferghe670/
Forsip670/
Forcea670/
Forsep670/
Forgyt670/
Forzet670/
Fergge670/
Fourse670/
Vorhie670/

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Forgie Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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