Forrister Surname

508,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 644 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Forrister Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forrister Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5551:653,07952,340
England751:742,90741,196
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1311:186,07215,187
Scotland101:374,32210,959
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2981:168,51915,231

Forrister Last Name Facts

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

The last name Forrister is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Forrister? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 508,499th most prevalent last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 11,316,065 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Forrister are found; 87 percent are found in North America and 87 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 555 people, or 1 in 653,079. In The United States Forrister is most common in: Georgia, where 33 percent are found, Texas, where 18 percent are found and Massachusetts, where 7 percent are found. Besides The United States this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also common in England, where 12 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Forrister Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Forrister has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Forrister surname expanded 186 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 43 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Forrister Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Forrister surname are 26.96% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 73.73% being registered with the party.

The amount Forrister earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 13.65% less than the national average, earning $37,261 USD per year and in Canada they earn 38.89% less than the national average, earning $30,361 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Forrister
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