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Forbes

in Iowa

There are 422 people with the last name "Forbes" in Iowa.

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Ranking in Iowa

NameRank
Forbes 643
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  1. is 639th most common Devore
  2. is 640th most common Hummel
  3. is 641st most common Morse
  4. is 642nd most common Horton
  5. is 643rd most common Forbes
  6. is 644th most common Gallagher
  7. is 645th most common Patrick
  8. is 646th most common Kuehl
  9. is 647th most common Small

Similar Names and Nicknames

Forbis, Forbus, Forbush, Furbush, Forbess, Forbeck, Forberg, Forbing, Forby, Forbord

Most Common First Names for Forbes

Robert, John, Mark, Michael, Steven, Amy, Barbara, David, Don, Larry

Meaning & History

Scottish: habitational name from a place near Aberdeen, so named from Gaelic forba ‘field’, ‘district’ + the locative suffix -ais. The place name is pronounced in two syllables, with the stress on the second, and the surname until recently reflected this. Today, however, it is generally a monosyllable.

Irish: reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Firbhisigh ‘son of Fearbhisigh ’, a personal name composed of Celtic elements meaning ‘man’ + ‘prosperity’. A family of this name in Connacht was famous for its traditional historians, compilers of the Book of Lecan.

Recent Searches for "Forbes" in Iowa

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Robert Forbes, IA (9 searches)
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