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FORBES

in North Carolina

There are 1,439 people with the last name "FORBES" in North Carolina.

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Ranking in North Carolina

NameRank
FORBES 706
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  1. is 702nd most common Orr
  2. is 703rd most common Burnett
  3. is 704th most common Brantley
  4. is 705th most common Blount
  5. is 706th most common Forbes
  6. is 707th most common Gilmore
  7. is 708th most common Beard
  8. is 709th most common Bond
  9. is 710th most common Shields

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for FORBES

James, John, Michael, Mary, Robert, William, David, Charles, Patricia, Nancy

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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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