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Forbes

in Massachusetts

There are 884 people with the last name "Forbes" in Massachusetts.

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Ranking in Massachusetts

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Forbes 817
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  1. is 813th most common Toomey
  2. is 814th most common Anthony
  3. is 815th most common Mendoza
  4. is 816th most common Stuart
  5. is 817th most common Forbes
  6. is 818th most common Franco
  7. is 819th most common Quinlan
  8. is 820th most common Rios
  9. is 821st most common Ahern

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Forbes

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

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.

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