Forrester is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 9 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Forrester
No. of characters: 9
Origin: England
Meaning: A woodman

How popular is Forrester?

Forrester is common in United States.

Forrester is ranked 14379 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Forrester bearers increased by 4.534498 per cent in 2010 US census to 13878 since 2000, the surname slipped by 109 spots and ranked at 2596. The last name was found in around 47 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 84.01 87.12
Black 11.49 9.33
Hispanic or Latino 2.18 1.28
Others 1.51 1.4
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.45 0.52
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.36 0.35
Forrester is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Norfolk Island is ahead in terms of density. Around 36691 people have been found who wears Forrester as their family name. Forrester is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
82,942 Zimbabwe8
318,252 Ukraine6
64 Norfolk Island6
13,220 Thailand6
103,755 Czech Republic5
2,011 South Korea4
4,915 Panama3
14,054 China3
949 Belize3
32,086 Mexico3
16,605 Austria3
46,068 Philippines3
1,313 United States Virgin Islands2
65,594 Belgium2
698 Antigua and Barbuda2
10,284 Kuwait2
4,781 Malawi2
54,641 Sweden2
14,521 Portugal2
13,552 Qatar2
4,367 Afghanistan2
1,118 Isle of Man2
34,572 Israel2
31,584 Peru1
48,575 Azerbaijan1
810,193 Indonesia1
318 Montserrat1
1,704,541 India1
408 Åland1
13,606 Senegal1
58,885 Poland1
123,175 Tanzania1
10,683 Cyprus1
664 Equatorial Guinea1
2,578 Guam1
821 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1
1,421 Saint Lucia1
696 Saint Kitts and Nevis1
29,046 Japan1
47,891 Norway1
3,071 Jersey1
5,916 Mozambique1
3,243 Suriname1
42,479 Greece1
11,486 Estonia1
7,790 Zambia1
25,746 Finland1
7,292 Vietnam1
28,365 Kenya1
17,236 Ghana1
13,447 Uganda1
53,505 Turkey1
4,942 Libya1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
9,255 Uruguay49
43,851 Netherlands44
745 Barbados39
36,547 Switzerland27
11,685 Singapore24
284 Cayman Islands22
331,856 Russia21
29,040 Denmark15
482 Northern Mariana Islands11
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
2,516 Hong Kong95
218 Grenada86
2,536 Northern Ireland83
104,075 Brazil64
15,508 United Arab Emirates61
85,668 Italy56
39,320 Spain55
1,782 Costa Rica52
Countries with hundreds of Forrester:
1,372 New Zealand537
22,254 Germany471
13,009 Argentina418
2,146 Ireland218
673 Guyana209
15,678 Saudi Arabia192
2,337 Wales169
1,262 Trinidad and Tobago149
71,478 France135
Countries with thousands of Forrester:
1,056 England7,206
1,173 Australia2,700
208 Jamaica2,088
3,344 South Africa1,936
2,621 Canada1,867
593 Scotland1,424
Countries with ten thousands of Forrester:
2,505 United States16,063
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

During the great famine, 30 years old maid Mary Forrester who was residing in Ireland migrated to USA on May 11, 1846 by Georgia put out from Liverpool. Workwoman Mary Forrester, Mary Forrester, aged 20, Michael Forrester (21) Carpenter, 36 years old Peter Forrester, Edward Forrester (18) Immigrant, Mary Forrester (26) Maid, Jane Forrester, aged 40, Samuel Forrester (8), and 23 other Forrester around 45.45% of whom were workman while others worked as spinster and farmer migrated to US.

Forrester Namesakes

    Brent Forrester, American television writer, an Emmy Award winner and a Writers Guild of America Award
  • Jay Wright Forrester, Computer scientist
  • Harry Forrester, Soccer player
  • Alishia Forrester, Jahkeem Forrester's mother
  • Anouchka Forrester, Author
  • Aretha Forrester, Lennox Forrester's wife
  • Gary Forrester, Musician
  • Brent Forrester, Writer
  • Stephanie Forrester, Olympic athlete
  • Calaya Forrester, Lennox Forrester's daughter
  • Calum Forrester, Soccer player
  • Connor Forrester portrayed critical role of Evan in 2019 thriller film Fear Itself.
  • In 2015, Kenneth Forrester characterized the role of David in drama movie Love My Country.

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