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FORBES

in Massachusetts

There are 953 people with the last name "FORBES" in Massachusetts.

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Ranking in Massachusetts

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FORBES 777
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  1. is 773rd most common Mckenzie
  2. is 774th most common Berger
  3. is 775th most common Drew
  4. is 776th most common Gaudet
  5. is 777th most common Forbes
  6. is 778th most common Thibault
  7. is 779th most common Montgomery
  8. is 780th most common Ahern
  9. is 781st most common Viveiros

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for FORBES

John, William, Robert, Richard, Michael, Scott, Susan, Mary, Brian, Charles

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Meaning & History

1. 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.

2. 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.

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