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

The last name Forrett is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Forrett? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,222,957th most commonly used family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 38,154,691 people. The surname Forrett occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 69 percent of Forrett are found; 69 percent are found in North America and 69 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Forrett is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 132 people, or 1 in 2,745,901. In The United States it is primarily found in: New York, where 24 percent reside, Vermont, where 12 percent reside and Wisconsin, where 12 percent reside. Excluding The United States it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in France, where 26 percent reside and Scotland, where 3 percent reside.

Forrett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Forrett has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Forrett last name rose 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 bearing the Forrett surname are 9.75% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.52% being registered to vote for the 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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