Forseth is used as a family name or surname in United States. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Forseth
No. of characters: 7
Origin: United States
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Forseth

How popular is Forseth?

Forseth is common in United States.

Forseth is ranked 175978 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Forseths grew by 8.646189 per cent to 955 since 2000 and ranked 25793 after elevating 370 spots. The last name was found in around 3 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 96.23 98.07
Hispanic or Latino 2.41 1.37
Forseth is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in United States. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in Norway. Around 2043 people have been found who wears Forseth as their family name. Forseth have bearers in many countries around the world. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
20,595 China2
2,401 Honduras2
151,601 Spain1
58,885 Poland1
118,015 Netherlands1
10,683 Cyprus1
Countries with hundreds of Forseth:
1,580 Norway380
12,363 Canada311
6,499 Sweden145
Countries with thousands of Forseth:
25,557 United States1,199

Immigrants to US

From Ireland

William Forseth worked as workman and hailed from Ireland. During the great famine, 25 years old embarked for USA from Liverpool on Commerce and arrived on May 24, 1848.

Forseth Namesakes

  • Krystle Rose Forseth, Author

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