Forgy Surname

418,906th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 829 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Forgy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forgy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8221:440,94837,906
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3591:139,88513,187

Forgy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Forgy occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Forgy? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 418,906th most widespread family name globally It is held by around 1 in 8,790,767 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Forgy live; 98 percent live in North America and 98 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Forgy is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 822 people, or 1 in 440,948. In The United States Forgy is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 18 percent are found, California, where 14 percent are found and Missouri, where 10 percent are found. Outside of The United States this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Armenia, where 0 percent are found and Belgium, where 0 percent are found.

Forgy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Forgy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Forgy surname rose 229 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Forgy Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Forgy surname are 18.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.67% registered to vote for the party.

Forgy earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.31% more than the national average, earning $45,870 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forgey911,814/
Forgay91142/
Fourgy911/
Forgye911/
Fortgy911/
Forgyt910/
Forgays8370/
Forrgey831/
Forgyth831/
Fourghy830/
Forge801,824/
Forga80608/
Forgi8015/
Vorgy803/
Fargy800/
Forget7319,790/
Forgie731,917/
Forges731,462/
Forgit73569/
Fourga73389/
Forger73301/
Forgez73231/
Fargey73184/
Forghe73154/
Forgea73118/
Forgha7327/
Fornge7326/
Forgét739/
Forgeh738/
Forgee734/
Forghi733/
Forgui733/
Forgge732/
Forgêt732/
Forgès732/
Vorgay731/
Farghy731/
Forged731/
Fargay731/
Forgis731/
Forggi731/
Forgèt731/
Forhge731/
Fourge731/
Ford67350,371/
Fort6730,815/
Forgues673,857/
Forgett67311/
Forguez6749/
Forţ6734/
Farghay6728/
Forguit6710/
Fourgis678/
Forgich676/
Forguer676/
Forgets676/
Fourget673/
Forguet672/
Forgheh671/
Forgest671/
Forge't671/
Forgier671/
Forgish671/
Forgiet671/
Fourgai671/
Fourghi671/
Fourgha671/
Forgait670/
Fourgee670/
Forgais670/
Fourges670/

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Forgy 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 Forgy
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis