Forber Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Forber Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Forber family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 60
Dress Maker 5
Coal Miner 4
General Labourer 4
Domestic Servant 4
General Servant 3
Labourer 2
Laundress 2
General Servant Domestic 2
Gardener 2
Grocer Assistant 2
House Painter 2
Cook Domestic 2
Boot Dealer 2
Living On Own Means 2
General Fitter 2
Stationer Jewer Boot 2
Ware House Woman 2
Tailoress 2
Worsted Mill Hand 2
Draper Salesman 1
Nurse Domestic Servant 1
East India Agent 1
Cartman 1
Cler Bat Brobate Officer 1

Forber Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Furber 83% 4,964
2 Forber 100% 1,551
3 Ferber 83% 620
4 Farber 83% 376
5 Furbear 71% 102

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The surname Forber is the 2nd most popular variant of Furber.

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