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
General Labourer 11
Living On Own Means 10
Cook Domestic 6
Domestic Servant 6
General Servant Domestic 6
Dressmaker 6
House Painter 5
Coal Miner Hewer 5
Farmer 5
Clerk 4
House Keeper Domestic 4
Cotton Weaver 4
School 4
Farmer's Daughter 4
Gardener Domestic 4
Carman 3
Grocer Assistant 3
Saddler 3
Farmer's Son 3
Fish Curer's Labourer 3
Dress Maker 3
Housemaid Domestic 3
Coal Miner C Hewer 3
Horseman On Farm Agricultural 3
Joiner Carp 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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