Forsythe Surname
Approximately 23,236 people bear this surname
Forsythe Surname Definition:
This Scottish name, which is fairly common in Antrim and Down, has been there corrupted to Foursides
Forsythe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 16,221 | 1:22,345 | 2,809 |
| Canada | 2,092 | 1:17,613 | 2,508 |
| Northern Ireland | 1,419 | 1:1,300 | 268 |
| England | 1,180 | 1:47,219 | 5,935 |
| Jamaica | 631 | 1:4,548 | 615 |
| Australia | 543 | 1:49,716 | 6,190 |
| Panama | 263 | 1:14,876 | 1,126 |
| New Zealand | 218 | 1:20,772 | 3,637 |
| Scotland | 132 | 1:40,559 | 3,794 |
| Ireland | 95 | 1:49,568 | 3,605 |
| Guyana | 72 | 1:10,586 | 1,563 |
| South Africa | 53 | 1:1,022,221 | 62,590 |
| Bahamas | 49 | 1:7,995 | 667 |
| Wales | 31 | 1:99,824 | 7,946 |
| Germany | 24 | 1:3,354,394 | 150,996 |
| Cayman Islands | 21 | 1:3,043 | 397 |
| Isle of Man | 18 | 1:4,768 | 1,008 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 12 | 1:113,665 | 7,200 |
| Venezuela | 12 | 1:2,517,006 | 28,211 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| France | 11 | 1:6,038,429 | 280,838 |
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Grenada | 8 | 1:13,567 | 908 |
| Liberia | 8 | 1:551,067 | 25,208 |
| American Samoa | 6 | 1:9,293 | 1,961 |
| Hong Kong | 6 | 1:1,222,580 | 5,222 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Costa Rica | 4 | 1:1,195,017 | 6,919 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1,023 | 1:4,330 | 749 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 176 | 1:138,496 | 12,565 |
| Scotland | 104 | 1:35,992 | 2,855 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:261,403 | 9,165 |
| Isle of Man | 5 | 1:10,854 | 1,028 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,242 | 1:22,399 | 2,809 |
Forsythe (50) may also be a first name.
Forsythe Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This Scottish name, which is fairly common in Antrim and Down, has been there corrupted to Foursides
(Scottish) One who came from Forsyth, in Scotland; descendant of Fearsithe (man of peace).
(Gaelic.) From Fear, a man, and Syth, upright, honest, stiff.
Forsythe Demographics
Average Male Forsythe Height
177.1 cm
Average Female Forsythe Height
162.07 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Forsythe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Forsythe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Forsythe occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Forsythe.
How Common Is The Last Name Forsythe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 23,322nd most numerous last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 313,632 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Forsythe live; 78 percent live in North America and 78 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,412,538th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, borne by 50 people.
This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 16,221 people, or 1 in 22,345. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 8 percent are found, Texas, where 7 percent are found and California, where 7 percent are found. Excluding The United States it occurs in 62 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 9 percent are found and Northern Ireland, where 6 percent are found.
Forsythe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Forsythe has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 724 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 670 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 127 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 91 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 517 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Forsythe Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Presbyterian (42%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Forsythe surname are 12.97% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.74% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Forsythe earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 71.68% more than the national average, earning R 407,976 per year; in United States they earn 1.09% more than the national average, earning $43,618 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.59% more than the national average, earning $50,474 CAD per year.
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Forsythe Reference & Research
Forsythe DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Forsythe FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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