Forrester Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Forrester Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Forrester family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 269
Agricultural Labourer 21
Labourer 19
General Servant 13
Coal Miner 13
Potter 12
Dress Maker 11
Domestic Servant 9
Cotton Weaver 8
Wife Of Above 7
House Keeper 7
Laundress 7
Miner 7
Carpenter 6
Gardener 6
Iron Miner 6
Annuitant 6
Farmers Wife 5
Clerk 5
Tailor 5
Iron Moulder 5
Farm Labourer 5
Farmers Daur 4
No Occupation 4
Scholor 4

Forrester Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Forrester 100% 14,443
2 Forester 89% 5,759
3 Forrister 89% 1,251
4 Farrester 89% 190
5 Forister 78% 155

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The surname Forrester is the most popular version of all its varients

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