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Where Does The Last Name Forrest Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Forrest is found most in The United States. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Forrest? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 8,812^th most commonly occurring surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 113,335 people. The last name Forrest occurs mostly in The Americas, where 59 percent of Forrest are found; 56 percent are found in North America and 55 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 22,176^th most commonly occurring first name on earth, held by 40,016 people.

It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 31,197 people, or 1 in 11,618. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 9 percent are found, Texas, where 8 percent are found and Florida, where 6 percent are found. Barring The United States Forrest is found in 100 countries. It is also common in England, where 16 percent are found and Australia, where 12 percent are found.

Forrest Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Forrest has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Forrest surname rose 839 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 265 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 115 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 7 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 563 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Forrest Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Forrest surname is principally Catholic (71%) in Ireland.

In The United States Forrest are 8.93% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.7% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Forrest earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 28.67% less than the national average, earning 246,855 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 178.47% more than the national average, earning R 661,740 per year; in United States they earn 0.14% less than the national average, earning $43,088 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.78% more than the national average, earning $52,058 CAD per year.