Forshaw Surname

78,347th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,234 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Grenada

Forshaw Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at the Fore- Wood [Old English fore, front + sc(e)aga, a wood] Cp. Forwood.

Forshaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4,4181:12,6121,866
Australia4841:55,7766,832
United States4431:818,19262,826
Canada2541:145,06114,859
Scotland1451:36,9233,561
Wales1371:22,5882,401
New Zealand921:49,2217,974
South Africa641:846,52756,162
Northern Ireland551:33,5463,341
Jamaica231:124,7804,616
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Norway111:467,48139,375
Grenada91:12,059865
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Jersey81:12,4002,398
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
France61:11,070,454349,096
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
China21:683,660,78330,601
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,9861:12,2741,859
Scotland181:207,9567,652
Wales121:130,7015,289
Isle of Man31:18,0901,402
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:1,477,02079,266

Forshaw Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at the Fore- Wood [Old English fore, front + sc(e)aga, a wood] Cp. Forwood.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the Danish, Fourschou; a personal name From from the Old Norse, Fagriskógr (Fairwood); a location name. Or from the French, Faucheur, Fauchois; a personal name.

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

The name of Forshaw is best represented in the Ormskirk district. There was a William de le Forsire of Shropshire in the 13th century (H. R.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Forshaw Last Name Facts

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

Forshaw is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Forshaw click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Forshaw? popularity and diffusion

The surname Forshaw is the 78,347th most prevalent surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,169,000 people. The surname Forshaw occurs predominantly in Europe, where 77 percent of Forshaw are found; 77 percent are found in Northern Europe and 77 percent are found in British Isles.

Forshaw is most numerous in England, where it is held by 4,418 people, or 1 in 12,612. In England Forshaw is mostly concentrated in: Lancashire, where 19 percent reside, Merseyside, where 19 percent reside and Greater Manchester, where 19 percent reside. Other than England Forshaw occurs in 41 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 8 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.

Forshaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Forshaw has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Forshaw surname expanded 222 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 1,303 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 806 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 1,142 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 167 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Forshaw Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Forshaw surname is chiefly Anglican (89%) in Ireland.

In The United States Forshaw are 11.12% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.89% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Forshaw earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 24.21% more than the national average, earning 429,865 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 53.37% more than the national average, earning R 364,476 per year; in United States they earn 3.87% less than the national average, earning $41,478 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.22% more than the national average, earning $52,771 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fourshaw931/
Forshawe930/
Forshav863/
Furshaw862/
Fershaw862/
Forsahw861/
Farshaw861/
Forshow860/
Forshawová821/
Forshova801/
Forsab7797/
Forsow7728/
Forsova71181/
Vershaw71120/
Farshab719/
Farshaf711/
Varshaw711/
Foursova675/
Farshaab671/
Farshova671/

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