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 Male Forty Height
175.5 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Forty Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Forty Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Forty has its highest incidence in Malawi. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Forty.
How Common Is The Last Name Forty? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 225,303rd most widespread surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 4,039,660 people. The last name Forty is primarily found in Africa, where 50 percent of Forty are found; 50 percent are found in Southern Africa and 50 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Forty is also the 555,528th most frequently occurring first name in the world It is held by 257 people.
It is most prevalent in Malawi, where it is carried by 863 people, or 1 in 19,837. Besides Malawi Forty occurs in 42 countries. It is also common in Ecuador, where 14 percent are found and England, where 14 percent are found.
Forty Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Forty has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Forty surname decreased 11 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 410 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 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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