Forty Surname
Approximately 1,804 people bear this surname
Forty Surname Definition:
(English) Dweller at the Island or Riverside-Pasture of the Forth or Ford [Middle English forth, ford, Old English ford, a ford + Middle English ey(e, Old English i(e)g, island, &c.] Roger de la Fortheye.—Hundred Rolls
Forty Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 863 | 1:19,837 | 3,086 |
| Ecuador | 255 | 1:62,376 | 5,155 |
| England | 250 | 1:222,872 | 18,741 |
| United States | 197 | 1:1,839,893 | 120,150 |
| Canada | 43 | 1:856,874 | 66,382 |
| South Africa | 25 | 1:2,167,108 | 94,352 |
| Luxembourg | 23 | 1:25,241 | 4,722 |
| Venezuela | 18 | 1:1,678,004 | 21,578 |
| Australia | 17 | 1:1,587,982 | 78,599 |
| Puerto Rico | 14 | 1:253,581 | 2,469 |
| Ukraine | 12 | 1:3,793,558 | 197,857 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| France | 8 | 1:8,302,840 | 321,660 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| New Zealand | 7 | 1:646,903 | 40,014 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:442,076 | 21,198 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 282 | 1:86,437 | 9,090 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:261,403 | 9,165 |
| Guernsey | 3 | 1:10,885 | 1,562 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 48 | 1:1,046,223 | 61,047 |
Forty (257) may also be a first name.
Forty Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) Dweller at the Island or Riverside-Pasture of the Forth or Ford [Middle English forth, ford, Old English ford, a ford + Middle English ey(e, Old English i(e)g, island, &c.] Roger de la Fortheye.—Hundred Rolls
Ó Foirtcheirn Almost peculiar to Co. Wexford. Occasionally a synonym of Farshing in Co. Cork, q.v. MIF 110; Map Carl-Wex
Forty is used by the Soot, poet Douglas, in the sense of brave. French fort. Hence these names probably refer to the courage of their original owners.
From Fuerty, a parish of Ireland, Connaught; or from forty, used by the Scottish poet Douglas in the sense of brave. Hence perhaps the name Fortyman.
From the French, Fortie; a personal name.
Forty Demographics
Average Forty Salary in
United States
$54,600 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Forty Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Forty Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Forty occurs in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Forty click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Forty? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 225,303rd most commonly occurring surname globally, borne by around 1 in 4,039,660 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Forty live; 50 percent live in Southern Africa and 50 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 555,528th most commonly held first name internationally, borne by 257 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Malawi, where it is borne by 863 people, or 1 in 19,837. Excluding Malawi this last name occurs in 42 countries. It is also found in Ecuador, where 14 percent are found and England, where 14 percent are found.
Forty Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Forty has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Forty surname declined 11 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 410 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 117 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Forty Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Forty earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 67.88% less than the national average, earning R 76,320 per year; in United States they earn 26.54% more than the national average, earning $54,600 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.85% more than the national average, earning $52,092 CAD per year.
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