Forsbrook Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Forsbrook Surname Definition:

A location name in Staffordshire; in the Domesday Book, Fotesbroc. Osbert de Focebroc was living 3 John, a.d. 1201. Pipe Roll, under Staf­fordshire.

Forsbrook Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England421:1,326,62059,571
Wales61:515,75523,171
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England301:812,51235,970

Forsbrook Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A location name in Staffordshire; in the Domesday Book, Fotesbroc. Osbert de Focebroc was living 3 John, a.d. 1201. Pipe Roll, under Staf­fordshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Forsbrook Last Name Facts

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

The last name Forsbrook occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Forsbrook? popularity and diffusion

The surname Forsbrook is the 2,746,821st most frequently occurring surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 145,750,918 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Forsbrook live; 96 percent live in Northern Europe and 96 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most commonly used in England, where it is borne by 42 people, or 1 in 1,326,620. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Somerset, where 21 percent reside, Herefordshire, where 19 percent reside and West Yorkshire, where 17 percent reside. Excluding England it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Wales, where 12 percent reside and Australia, where 2 percent reside.

Forsbrook Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Forsbrook has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 140 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Frosbrook890/
Forsberg7126,873/
Forsburg71117/
Forsborg7122/
Forsbreg711/
Forsbirg711/
Forsbarg710/
Forssberg67342/
Forsbergh6715/
Forseberg6710/
Foresberg6710/
Foresburg674/
Forseburg674/
Foursberg671/

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