Forsey Surname

190,445th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,216 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Forsey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forsey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7361:75,7048,577
Canada6761:54,5056,486
United States5771:628,17850,677
Wales651:47,6084,483
Australia611:442,55234,724
Ireland231:204,7368,142
New Zealand191:238,33322,631
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Northern Ireland111:167,7318,683
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malta11:430,2723,380
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3151:77,3828,408
Wales61:261,4039,165
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States931:539,98637,316

Forsey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Forsey is found in England more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Forsey? popularity and diffusion

The last name Forsey is the 190,445th most numerous family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,288,604 people. The surname Forsey is primarily found in The Americas, where 57 percent of Forsey live; 57 percent live in North America and 56 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently occurring in England, where it is held by 736 people, or 1 in 75,704. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Somerset, where 12 percent are found, Greater London, where 11 percent are found and Gloucestershire, where 8 percent are found. Beside England it exists in 19 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 31 percent are found and The United States, where 26 percent are found.

Forsey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Forsey has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 234 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 620 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 1,083 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 230 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Forsey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Forsey surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Forsey surname are 7.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.33% being registered with the political party.

The amount Forsey earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 0.35% more than the national average, earning $43,299 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.41% less than the national average, earning $48,984 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forshey921,673/
Forscey928/
Forssey920/
Forse911,104/
Forsy9122/
Fourshey8615/
Forsheiy860/
Forgey831,814/
Forsee83674/
Forcey83577/
Fursey83214/
Forsse83164/
Forsea8356/
Forser8353/
Forsay8339/
Forseh8336/
Foursy8326/
Forset8322/
Forses8322/
Forsed8318/
Forshe8316/
Farsey8311/
Forsie833/
Forrse832/
Fersey832/
Forshy832/
Vorsey831/
Forhse831/
Forsei831/
Forsyt831/
Forsye830/
Forsep830/
Fourse830/
Forshee772,763/
Forshay77467/
Forsett7781/
Forsher7776/
Forsayt7754/
Forshea7722/
Forsieh7720/
Forshed7713/
Forshei7710/
Farshey778/
Forsyph777/
Forsyht777/
Forsche776/
Fourshe775/
Forseer774/
Forsysh773/
Forshie772/
Forshes772/
Forsych771/
Forchey771/
Forrgey771/
Forseph771/
Forsess771/
Forshoe771/
Forsyhe771/
Forseea771/
Forshae770/
Forsest770/
Forssee770/
Forsihe770/
Forshue770/
Forseyhood751/
Force737,456/
Forge731,824/
Furse731,617/
Farsy731,617/
Forsi73712/
Vorse73438/
Forzy73330/
Forsa73106/
Ferse7391/
Farse7364/
Forje7323/
Fersy7322/
Forze7317/
Forcy736/
Fursy733/
Forsé732/
Fourshee7140/
Forsheit7111/
Fforsyth715/
Forshayt712/
Pfersehy711/
Forschee711/
Forsytch711/
Fourschy711/
Foursyth711/
Forsheed711/
Forsøget711/
Forsaytt711/
Forshawe710/
Foorshee710/
Forsyths710/
Forrsyth710/
Forsheer710/
Foershee710/
Forshyth710/
Forsieth710/
Forget6719,790/
Forgie671,917/
Forges671,462/
Forche671,355/
Versey67525/
Forsha67382/
Farshe67361/
Fourcy67304/
Forger67301/
Furset67280/
Forcet67270/
Forgez67231/
Forjes67226/
Forsah67205/
Fargey67184/
Forcer67123/
Forgea67118/
Farsue67104/
Furzey67103/
Forjas6797/
Farsee6778/
Forsat6777/
Forsaa6772/
Forsayeth6766/
Fursse6749/
Fersoy6742/
Fursyi6742/
Forjet6740/
Farsyi6737/
Fursei6734/
Forshi6731/
Foursa6730/
Forzie6730/
Forcez6729/
Forced6728/
Farcey6723/
Forces6723/
Furcey6722/
Varsey6721/
Farset6720/
Farser6714/
Farsje6713/
Forsia6713/
Forchy6713/
Forsai6712/
Farsøe6710/
Farsse6710/
Fortje679/
Vorsøe679/
Farshy678/
Vorseh678/
Forgeh678/
Fource677/
Forzay676/
Forzhe675/
Forssi675/
Forjay675/
Forjez675/
Fordge674/
Vorsay674/
Forgee674/
Forcoy674/
Forsih674/
Forsas674/
Forzee674/
Fursee673/
Forcee673/
Forrsi673/
Forsit673/
Forsap673/
Ferseh672/
Forssa672/
Fersay672/
Forjeh672/
Forjis672/
Forzer672/
Forzée671/
Phorse671/
Fershy671/
Forsis671/
Forsui671/
Furgey671/
Vursey671/
Forgis671/
Farsay671/
Forceh671/
Forhge671/
Fershe671/
Fourge671/
Forças671/
Farrse671/
Farssy671/
Farsye671/
Fordje671/
Forged671/
Foorje671/
Forsca671/
Forsou671/
Forssé671/
Foursi671/
Fersøe671/
Forjer671/
Foggirsay670/
Fursay670/
Furser670/
Forsip670/
Forcea670/
Fursoe670/
Vorsse670/
Forzet670/
Farzey670/
Forzue670/

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Footnotes

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