Forester Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Forester Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Forester family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 70
House Servant 21
Agricultural Labourer 14
At Home 11
Labourer 10
Annuitant 7
Farm Labourer 7
Servant 7
Coal Miner 7
Farm Servant 6
House Keeper 6
Cotton Weaver 4
Weaver 4
Fund Holder 4
Ag Lab 3
Ag Labourer 3
Engineer 3
Farmers Daur 3
Farmers Son 3
Lead Miner 3
Dress Maker 3
Laundress 3
Hawker 3
Wife 3
Wire Drawer 3

Forester Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Forster 88% 71,459
2 Forrester 89% 14,443
3 Forester 100% 5,759
4 Froster 75% 1,763
5 Forrister 78% 1,251
6 Farster 75% 364
7 Forister 88% 155

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The surname Forester is the 3rd most popular variant of Forster.

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