Forscythe Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Forscythe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forscythe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Forscythe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Forscythe occurs in Australia more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Forscythe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Forscythe is the 10,311,814th most prevalent last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Forscythe live; 67 percent live in North America and 67 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Australia, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 26,995,701. In Australia it is primarily concentrated in: Victoria, where 100 percent live. Outside of Australia this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 33 percent live and The United States, where 33 percent live.

Forscythe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Forscythe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Forscythe last name declined 96 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Forscythe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

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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 Forscythe
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