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 surname Forrister occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Forrister click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Forrister? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 508,499th most commonly occurring surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 11,316,065 people. The surname Forrister is predominantly 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.

Forrister is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 555 people, or 1 in 653,079. In The United States it is mostly found in: Georgia, where 33 percent reside, Texas, where 18 percent reside and Massachusetts, where 7 percent reside. Barring The United States this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in England, where 12 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Forrister Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Forrister has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Forrister last name grew 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 holding the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Forrister surname are 26.96% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 73.73% registered to vote for the political 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
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  • 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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