Forres Surname

1,272,314th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 180 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Forres Surname Definition:

Of local origin from the royal burgh of Forres in Moray. Alanus de Forays, monk, witnessed a composition anent the tithes of Strathylif at Kynlos, 1229 (REM., p. 87). Master Geoffrey de Forays was canon of Moray, 1328 (Pap. Lett., II, p. 285), William de Fores was archdeacon of Caithness, 1355 (CSR.

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Forres Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines951:1,065,66688,850
United States491:7,397,121336,459
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
England31:18,572,686338,250
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
France11:66,422,722504,397
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland91:415,91311,811
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:1,434,82077,606

Forres (63) may also be a first name.

Forres Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Of local origin from the royal burgh of Forres in Moray. Alanus de Forays, monk, witnessed a composition anent the tithes of Strathylif at Kynlos, 1229 (REM., p. 87). Master Geoffrey de Forays was canon of Moray, 1328 (Pap. Lett., II, p. 285), William de Fores was archdeacon of Caithness, 1355 (CSR., I, p. 129), and in 1360 there is mention of Oliver de Fores, a canon, who appears again in 1366 as rector of the church of Our Lady in Buchan (REA., I, p. 89; II, p. 61). Nicholaus de fforays granted to the altar of the Holy Cross in the parochial church of Inverness one acre of land, 1363 (PSAS., XLV, p. 200). Eugene de Foress is mentioned in Aberdeen, 1441 (SCM., V, p. 20), and Andrew Forass was friar preacher there in 1486 (REA., II, p. 300). James Forres was citizen of Brechin, 1524 (REB., II, 179), and Alexander Fores was provost of Mary in the Fields, 1554 (Protocols, I).

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

Forres Last Name Facts

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

The surname Forres (Russian: Форрес) occurs in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Forres? popularity and diffusion

The surname Forres is the 1,272,314th most widespread surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 40,486,366 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 55 percent of Forres live; 55 percent live in Southeast Asia and 52 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. Forres is also the 1,234,572nd most common given name throughout the world, held by 63 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The Philippines, where it is held by 95 people, or 1 in 1,065,666. In The Philippines Forres is primarily found in: Bicol, where 55 percent are found, Calabarzon, where 21 percent are found and National Capital Region, where 21 percent are found. Apart from The Philippines it occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent are found and Australia, where 4 percent are found.

Forres Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Forres has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Forres surname expanded 140 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 150 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 78 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Forres Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Forres are 7.78% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.55% being registered with the political party.

The amount Forres earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Colombia they earn 7.02% less than the national average, earning $21,108,200 COP per year and in United States they earn 7% more than the national average, earning $46,168 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forrest9264,301/
Fourres9237/
Forress921/
Forreus921/
Forrets920/
Fores913,509/
Forre91273/
Forrestt8622/
Forreest862/
Forresst862/
Forretts861/
Forrrest861/
Forest8325,172/
Forrer833,980/
Ferres833,423/
Farres833,147/
Fourre831,752/
Forges831,462/
Forese831,167/
Foures831,154/
Forrey83871/
Forret83634/
Forrez83220/
Forris83128/
Vorres83122/
Forets8353/
Forred8346/
Foress8323/
Forrie8316/
Foresz8315/
Foresh8312/
Foreis8312/
Foores839/
Forees832/
Fories832/
Forrea832/
Furres832/
Fotres832/
Forhes831/
Forree831/
Foeres831/
Férres831/
Foreas831/
Foreus831/
Fore8010,607/
D'Forrest801/
Ferries771,193/
Fourreh77827/
Farries77691/
Fourest77324/
Fourrey77218/
Fourets77198/
Forrett77191/
Fourrez77172/
Foirest77140/
Fourret7794/
Fourrer7767/
Farress7754/
Vorreas7746/
Forreth7742/
Farrese7737/
Forriez7728/
Foureys7720/
Forrise7714/
Forestt7710/
Fouries778/
Forrist776/
Foutres776/
Foresse776/
Ferreas776/
Ferreus774/
Foresst774/
Foresch774/
Fourrie774/
Fforest772/
Ferreis772/
Foresth772/
Forrois772/
Ferress771/
Foorest771/
Pforest771/
Foreist771/
Forhess771/
Forre'r771/
Forrgey771/
Fouress771/
Férreas771/
Farreas771/
Foiresr771/
Foreest771/
Fourree771/
Farrest770/
Pfarres770/
Farresh770/
Forrais770/
Foreese770/
Vorrhes770/
Vorries770/
Forrish770/
Foreiss770/
Vorress770/
Fourrea770/
Fourges770/
Fares73257,228/
Farre739,771/
Foret738,805/
Feres733,948/
Forry731,984/
Forey731,830/
Forge731,824/
Forys731,761/
Foure731,743/
Forer731,435/
Foris731,238/
Foree731,034/
Foore73508/
Vorre73415/
Forra73307/
Fures73283/
Foire73187/
Vores73178/
Fotre73164/
Forés73124/
Forez7359/
Forré7354/
Forie7352/
Forea7328/
Forje7323/
Fored7319/
Fuore7319/
Forze7317/
Forex7314/
Forep7310/
Foreh737/
Forei734/
Forec733/
Forri733/
Foreu733/
Forès732/
Forhe731/
Fohre731/
Foreć731/
Forée731/
Fhore730/
Vorrhees715/
Foresová713/
Vorrhies713/
Forristt712/
Foretsch711/
Furriess711/
Foresova711/
Foutress710/
Forrhett710/
Foorheis710/
Fourie6791,698/
Ferris6752,691/
Farris6746,617/
Farrer676,900/
Faress674,411/
Farges673,471/
Forrai672,390/
Farese672,299/
Faries671,919/
Forgey671,814/
Fourez671,179/
Forray671,140/
Farret671,084/
Ferrez67918/
Fouret67895/
Forejt67822/
Verres67812/
Farrey67739/
Farees67635/
Foiret67494/
Furest67405/
Fehres67381/
Fourey67374/
Forizs67335/
Voreis67329/
Vorhes67300/
Forish67299/
Vories67265/
Farred67246/
Forgez67231/
Farrie67208/
Foriez67166/
Fareus67160/
Faurre67155/
Furesz67153/
Fouris67133/
Fourré67130/
Faures67128/
Fareis67126/
Farrés67112/
Forist67110/
Foreit67108/
Forysz6787/
Fahres6786/
Faresh6785/
Vorris6785/
Führes6780/
Varres6777/
Voress6777/
Foreyt6772/
Fourer6760/
Foreid6760/
Fourès6760/
Feries6753/
Voreas6752/
Vorrea6742/
Vorrie6740/
Pfarre6736/
Foreht6733/
Fareas6733/
Foryst6731/
Feresz6731/
Forzie6730/
Forysh6730/
Forais6728/
Föhres6728/
Vuorre6726/
Ferrís6726/
Furges6725/
Foreix6724/
Forisz6723/
Farrea6721/
Vorrey6719/
Feresh6718/
Vorees6717/
Furris6716/
Foorer6716/
Forech6716/
Farrez6716/
Forett6714/
Forroy6714/
Fureis6713/
Farest6712/
Furesh6711/
Fuhres6711/
Farrej6710/
Forhez679/
Foretz679/
Füresz679/
Forgeh678/
Fourra678/
Foutre677/
Fuorry677/
Farreh677/
Fatres677/
Forice676/
Forzhe675/
Forher674/
Foriss674/
Faares674/
Vorrei674/
Farrès674/
Forzee674/
Foureh674/
Furets673/
Foreed673/
Farreu673/
Farrys673/
Farree672/
Furzes672/
Forhet672/
Forije672/
Fouree672/
Voresh672/
Forise672/
Forays672/
Fereis672/
Furies672/
Foorry672/
Feures671/
Forejj671/
Forhey671/
Foryce671/
Foirez671/
Vorrez671/
Voyres671/
Voires671/
Forgis671/
Feress671/
Forhge671/
Fourge671/
Fourei671/
Férrez671/
Förges671/
Furhes671/
Feeres671/
Foreat671/
Forece671/
Foorei671/
Foorey671/
Foorje671/
Forijs671/
Forțea671/
Forrêt671/
Forrói671/
Foured671/
Fourex671/
Fourri671/
Fousre671/
Fereus671/
Ferrès671/
Wfares671/
Fhorra671/
Farrre671/
Forrit670/
Fourry670/
Voores670/
Phores670/
Forhee670/
Fottretsh670/
Farets670/
Forrid670/
Vorree670/
Vohres670/
Fuires670/
Foirer670/
Fhares670/
Farhes670/
Forriz670/
Fotree670/
Foorie670/

Forres Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Forres in the Russian language
Форресforres-

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