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 is found most frequently in England. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Forsbrook? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,746,821st most widespread last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 145,750,918 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Forsbrook are found; 96 percent are found in Northern Europe and 96 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most frequent in England, where it is held by 42 people, or 1 in 1,326,620. In England it is most prevalent in: Somerset, where 21 percent live, Herefordshire, where 19 percent live and West Yorkshire, where 17 percent live. Excluding England it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Wales, where 12 percent live and Australia, where 2 percent live.

Forsbrook Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Forsbrook has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Forsbrook surname increased 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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Footnotes

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