Forth Surname

94,700th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,029 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Forth Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at the Forth or Ford [Middle English forth, ford, Old English ford]

Forth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,0621:175,78017,652
England1,1461:48,6206,067
Canada6321:58,3006,875
Germany5041:159,73319,010
Australia3351:80,5849,375
Jamaica1021:28,1372,144
Scotland411:130,5818,115
Panama371:105,7373,952
Finland271:203,58217,121
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Ireland131:362,22614,761
Bermuda121:5,440820
Isle of Man111:7,8021,618
Colombia101:4,777,40717,975
Wales71:442,07621,198
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
China31:455,773,85521,925
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland111:402,71514,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7291:33,4374,405
Scotland61:623,86916,225
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3031:165,73815,027

The alternate forms: Förth (73) are calculated separately.

Forth (129) may also be a first name.

Forth Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at the Forth or Ford [Middle English forth, ford, Old English ford]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A well-known river of Scotland; also a village in Lancashire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Forth: (Old Norse fjord), an arm of the sea; also Firth.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Forth Last Name Facts

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

The last name Forth (Arabic: فورته) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as: Förth. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Forth? popularity and diffusion

It is the 94,700th most commonly used last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,449,104 people. Forth is predominantly found in The Americas, where 55 percent of Forth live; 52 percent live in North America and 52 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 818,356th most prevalent given name globally, borne by 129 people.

The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 2,062 people, or 1 in 175,780. In The United States Forth is primarily found in: California, where 11 percent are found, Illinois, where 10 percent are found and New York, where 10 percent are found. Aside from The United States Forth occurs in 44 countries. It also occurs in England, where 23 percent are found and Canada, where 13 percent are found.

Forth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Forth has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Forth surname expanded 681 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 157 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 683 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 118 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Forth Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Forth surname are 5.61% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.38% registered with the party.

The amount Forth earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Colombia they earn 2.63% less than the national average, earning $22,106,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 7.83% more than the national average, earning $46,529 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.55% more than the national average, earning $50,952 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Förth9373/
Fourth911,116/
Forthe91108/
Foerth9129/
Pforth9119/
Fortch917/
Fort8930,815/
Fourthe831/
Forgyth831/
Forstch830/
Forte8066,859/
Fortt80610/
Fourt80549/
Foort80492/
Farth80122/
Forts8095/
Pfort8059/
Fordt8040/
Ferth8030/
Foert8025/
Fordh803/
Forût802/
Fohrt802/
Vorth802/
Fhort800/
Pfortsch7715/
Pforte73514/
Foiret73494/
Fortte73246/
Fourte73191/
Pfordt73130/
Fartch7350/
Pforts7328/
Phorth7314/
Foorte734/
Voerth734/
Fourts734/
Farhth733/
Forrût731/
Fortgy731/
Foirte731/
Vourth731/
Fartsh731/
Forgyt730/
Farrth730/
Feurth730/
Fourtz730/
Fordtz730/
Fourtt730/
Ford67350,371/
Förtsch673,874/
Fert672,075/
Fořt671,088/
Fortova67250/
Vort67135/
Pfordte67105/
Fart6747/
Forţ6734/
Fört671/
D'Forte671/
Fartsch670/
Fortowa670/

Forth Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Forth in the Arabic language
فورتهfwrth-

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Forth Reference & Research

Ford FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

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