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Forbes

in Pennsylvania

There are 1,113 people with the last name "Forbes" in Pennsylvania.

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Ranking in Pennsylvania

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Forbes 975
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  1. is 971st most common Blank
  2. is 972nd most common Egan
  3. is 973rd most common Rios
  4. is 974th most common Herring
  5. is 975th most common Forbes
  6. is 976th most common Mathews
  7. is 977th most common Regan
  8. is 978th most common Corcoran
  9. is 979th most common Dwyer

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Forbes

James, William, David, John, Michael, Robert, Joseph, Thomas, Richard, Margaret

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 Pennsylvania

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James Forbes, PA (9 searches)
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