Forsey Surname

190,445th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,216 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Forsey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forsey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7361:75,7048,577
Canada6761:54,5056,486
United States5771:628,17850,677
Wales651:47,6084,483
Australia611:442,55234,724
Ireland231:204,7368,142
New Zealand191:238,33322,631
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Northern Ireland111:167,7318,683
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malta11:430,2723,380
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3151:77,3828,408
Wales61:261,4039,165
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States931:539,98637,316

Forsey Last Name Facts

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

The surname Forsey is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Forsey? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 190,445th most prevalent last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 3,288,604 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Forsey reside; 57 percent reside in North America and 56 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 736 people, or 1 in 75,704. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Somerset, where 12 percent live, Greater London, where 11 percent live and Gloucestershire, where 8 percent live. Beside England this last name is found in 19 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 31 percent live and The United States, where 26 percent live.

Forsey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Forsey has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Forsey last name rose 234 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 620 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 1,083 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 230 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Forsey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Forsey last name are 7.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.33% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Forsey earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 0.35% more than the national average, earning $43,299 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.41% less than the national average, earning $48,984 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forshey921,673/
Forscey928/
Forssey920/
Forse911,104/
Forsy9122/
Fourshey8615/
Forsheiy860/
Forgey831,814/
Forsee83674/
Forcey83577/
Fursey83214/
Forsse83164/
Forsea8356/
Forser8353/
Forsay8339/
Forseh8336/
Foursy8326/
Forset8322/
Forses8322/
Forsed8318/
Forshe8316/
Farsey8311/
Forsie833/
Forrse832/
Fersey832/
Forshy832/
Vorsey831/
Forhse831/
Forsei831/
Forsyt831/
Forsye830/
Forsep830/
Fourse830/
Forshee772,763/
Forshay77467/
Forsett7781/
Forsher7776/
Forsayt7754/
Forshea7722/
Forsieh7720/
Forshed7713/
Forshei7710/
Farshey778/
Forsyph777/
Forsyht777/
Forsche776/
Fourshe775/
Forseer774/
Forsysh773/
Forshie772/
Forshes772/
Forsych771/
Forchey771/
Forrgey771/
Forseph771/
Forsess771/
Forshoe771/
Forsyhe771/
Forseea771/
Forshae770/
Forsest770/
Forssee770/
Forsihe770/
Forshue770/
Forseyhood751/
Force737,456/
Forge731,824/
Furse731,617/
Farsy731,617/
Forsi73712/
Vorse73438/
Forzy73330/
Forsa73106/
Ferse7391/
Farse7364/
Forje7323/
Fersy7322/
Forze7317/
Forcy736/
Fursy733/
Forsé732/
Fourshee7140/
Forsheit7111/
Fforsyth715/
Forshayt712/
Pfersehy711/
Forschee711/
Forsytch711/
Fourschy711/
Foursyth711/
Forsheed711/
Forsøget711/
Forsaytt711/
Forshawe710/
Foorshee710/
Forsyths710/
Forrsyth710/
Forsheer710/
Foershee710/
Forshyth710/
Forsieth710/
Forget6719,790/
Forgie671,917/
Forges671,462/
Forche671,355/
Versey67525/
Forsha67382/
Farshe67361/
Fourcy67304/
Forger67301/
Furset67280/
Forcet67270/
Forgez67231/
Forjes67226/
Forsah67205/
Fargey67184/
Forcer67123/
Forgea67118/
Farsue67104/
Furzey67103/
Forjas6797/
Farsee6778/
Forsat6777/
Forsaa6772/
Forsayeth6766/
Fursse6749/
Fersoy6742/
Fursyi6742/
Forjet6740/
Farsyi6737/
Fursei6734/
Forshi6731/
Foursa6730/
Forzie6730/
Forcez6729/
Forced6728/
Farcey6723/
Forces6723/
Furcey6722/
Varsey6721/
Farset6720/
Farser6714/
Farsje6713/
Forsia6713/
Forchy6713/
Forsai6712/
Farsøe6710/
Farsse6710/
Fortje679/
Vorsøe679/
Farshy678/
Vorseh678/
Forgeh678/
Fource677/
Forzay676/
Forzhe675/
Forssi675/
Forjay675/
Forjez675/
Fordge674/
Vorsay674/
Forgee674/
Forcoy674/
Forsih674/
Forsas674/
Forzee674/
Fursee673/
Forcee673/
Forrsi673/
Forsit673/
Forsap673/
Ferseh672/
Forssa672/
Fersay672/
Forjeh672/
Forjis672/
Forzer672/
Forzée671/
Phorse671/
Fershy671/
Forsis671/
Forsui671/
Furgey671/
Vursey671/
Forgis671/
Farsay671/
Forceh671/
Forhge671/
Fershe671/
Fourge671/
Forças671/
Farrse671/
Farssy671/
Farsye671/
Fordje671/
Forged671/
Foorje671/
Forsca671/
Forsou671/
Forssé671/
Foursi671/
Fersøe671/
Forjer671/
Foggirsay670/
Fursay670/
Furser670/
Forsip670/
Forcea670/
Fursoe670/
Vorsse670/
Forzet670/
Farzey670/
Forzue670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Forsey
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