Forrestall Surname

828,895th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 334 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Forrestall Surname Definition:

(Irish) Custodian of the forest, a gamekeeper.

Forrestall Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1711:2,119,643134,411
Canada1151:320,39629,368
England311:1,797,35772,927
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland171:260,58011,064
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Forrestall Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Irish) Custodian of the forest, a gamekeeper.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Forrestall Last Name Facts

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

The surname Forrestall has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Forrestall? popularity and diffusion

Forrestall is the 828,895th most widespread surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 21,819,000 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 64 percent of Forrestall live; 64 percent live in North America and 64 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Forrestall is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 171 people, or 1 in 2,119,643. In The United States Forrestall is mostly concentrated in: California, where 20 percent live, New Hampshire, where 7 percent live and New Jersey, where 6 percent live. Not including The United States Forrestall is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 34 percent live and England, where 9 percent live.

Forrestall Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Forrestall has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 658 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 310 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 76 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Forrestall Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Forrestall last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Forrestall surname are 18.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 71.43% being registered with the party.

The amount Forrestall earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.27% more than the national average, earning $43,267 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.4% more than the national average, earning $52,364 CAD per year.

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