Forrett Surname

1,222,957th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 191 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Forrett Surname Definition:

Possibly from French foret-a forest.

Forrett Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1321:2,745,901164,003
France501:1,328,454133,611
Scotland61:892,30328,047
England21:27,859,030389,889
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985
Scotland171:220,1897,953
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Forrett Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Possibly from French foret-a forest.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Forrett Last Name Facts

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

Forrett occurs most in The United States. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Forrett? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,222,957th most frequently used surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 38,154,691 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 69 percent of Forrett live; 69 percent live in North America and 69 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 132 people, or 1 in 2,745,901. In The United States Forrett is most common in: New York, where 24 percent are found, Vermont, where 12 percent are found and Wisconsin, where 12 percent are found. Barring The United States it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in France, where 26 percent are found and Scotland, where 3 percent are found.

Forrett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Forrett has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,015 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 65 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it contracted 90 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Forrett Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Forrett last name are 9.75% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.52% registered with the political party.

Forrett earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.68% less than the national average, earning $41,993 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forrette93393/
Forrestt9322/
Forretts931/
Forrhett930/
Forret92634/
Forett9214/
Forrestte880/
Forrest8664,301/
Ferrett861,396/
Forgett86311/
Fourret8694/
Farrett8690/
Forette8651/
Forreth8642/
Forestt8610/
Fourett866/
Fosrett861/
Foorett860/
Forritt860/
Forrets860/
Vorrett860/
Foret838,805/
Forre83273/
Forreste8021/
Forrests809/
Farrette802/
Forreest802/
Forresst802/
Forristt802/
Fourette801/
Forrrest801/
Forrgitt801/
Farriett800/
Forest7725,172/
Forget7719,790/
Ferret776,328/
Forrer773,980/
Fourre771,752/
Farret771,084/
Fouret77895/
Forrey77871/
Forejt77822/
Foiret77494/
Forrez77220/
Forres77180/
Foreit77108/
Vorret7775/
Foreyt7772/
Forets7753/
Forred7746/
Foreth7741/
Foreht7733/
Furret7720/
Forrie7716/
Foretz779/
Forete776/
Foeret774/
Forhet772/
Forrea772/
Furett772/
Foriet771/
Forree771/
Ferett771/
Foreat771/
Forrêt771/
Forrit770/
Farett770/
Forzet770/
Forettová755/
D'Forrest751/
Fore7310,607/
Verrett711,825/
Foreste711,325/
Fourreh71827/
Fourest71324/
Fourrey71218/
Fourets71198/
Fourrez71172/
Foirest71140/
Fourrer7167/
Forhetz7147/
Fourres7137/
Varrett7130/
Vorreth7114/
Foritte7114/
Forrist716/
Farretz716/
Faurett715/
Ferritt714/
Foresst714/
Fourrie714/
Furette713/
Ferreth713/
Fourget713/
Fforest712/
Vourret712/
Farette712/
Foresth712/
Foorest711/
Forress711/
Forge't711/
Forests711/
Pforest711/
Fariett711/
Foreist711/
Forre'r711/
Forrgey711/
Foreith711/
Ferreit711/
Farrete711/
Vorreit711/
Farriet711/
Foreest711/
Fourete711/
Fourree711/
Ferriet711/
Ferrétt711/
Farrest710/
Fargett710/
Farritt710/
Ferreet710/
Fourrea710/
Foreyth710/
Farre679,771/
Feret675,315/
Fores673,509/
Forry671,984/
Forey671,830/
Forge671,824/
Foure671,743/
Forer671,435/
Foree671,034/
Furet67761/
Foore67508/
Faret67461/
Vorre67415/
Foryt67340/
Forra67307/
Foretová67203/
Foire67187/
Fotre67164/
Forêt67114/
Forez6759/
Forré6754/
Forie6752/
Féret6732/
Forea6728/
Forit6726/
Forje6723/
Fored6719/
Fuore6719/
Forze6717/
Verriett6715/
Forep6710/
Foreh677/
Forei674/
Foureste673/
Forri673/
Foreu673/
Pharrett672/
Vorreith672/
Forét672/
Foretsch671/
Forhe671/
Voret671/
Fôret671/
Fohre671/
Foretova671/
Foreć671/
Forée671/
Foreythe670/
Varriett670/
Forrioth670/
Fhore670/
Faurette670/

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