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 106
Coal Miner 19
General Labourer 13
Living On Own Means 10
Domestic Servant 7
Farmer 7
Dress Maker 7
Agricultural Labourer 6
Living On Her Own Means 6
Iron Worker 5
General Servant 4
Dressmaker 4
Farm Labourer 4
House Keeper 4
Errand Boy 4
Blacksmith 4
Farmers Daughter 3
Gardener 3
Labourer 3
Nil 3
Outdoor Worker 3
Wire Drawer 3
Manufacturer 3
Shop Girl 3
Ship Works Labourer 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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