Forset Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Forset Surname Definition:
Forset: (Old Norse forseti, a judge) has given surname to Forset, Fawcett. The title was used only in Northumbria, and the office was changed and lost its Scandinavian designation after the complete reduction of the North by William. It occurs in Domesday.
Read More About This SurnameForset Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 14 | 1:367,306 | 34,015 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 20 | 1:2,510,934 | 119,518 |
Forset Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Forset: (Old Norse forseti, a judge) has given surname to Forset, Fawcett. The title was used only in Northumbria, and the office was changed and lost its Scandinavian designation after the complete reduction of the North by William. It occurs in Domesday.
Forset Demographics
Average Forset Salary in
United States
$12,833 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Forset Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Forset Come From? nationality or country of origin
Forset is found most in Norway. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Forset? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,206,983rd most prevalent family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 77 percent of Forset live; 68 percent live in Northern Europe and 68 percent live in Scandinavia.
Forset is most common in Norway, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 367,306. In Norway Forset is most common in: Eastern Norway, where 100 percent live. Beside Norway it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent live and Russia, where 9 percent live.
Forset Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Forset has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Forset surname contracted 85 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Forset Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Forset earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 10.22% less than the national average, earning 310,701 kr per year and in United States they earn 70.26% less than the national average, earning $12,833 USD per year.
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Footnotes
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