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Forbes

in the US

There are 28,454 people with the last name "Forbes" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

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Forbes 920
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  1. is 916th most common Frey
  2. is 917th most common Cherry
  3. is 918th most common Odom
  4. is 919th most common Rivers
  5. is 920th most common Forbes
  6. is 921st most common Mcgrath
  7. is 922nd most common Petty
  8. is 923rd most common Fritz
  9. is 924th most common Rollins

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Forbes

John, Robert, James, David, Michael, William, Mary, Charles, Scott, Thomas

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 the US

Since June 2009
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John Forbes (98 searches)
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