Forst Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Forst Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Forst family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 8
Female Servant 7
Cotton Weaver 6
Labourer 4
Male Servant 4
Independent 3
Cotton Spinner 2
Inn Keeper 1
Taylor 1
Clay Cutter 1
Farmer 1
Parker 1
School Mistress 1
Agricultural Laborer 1
Book Binder 1
Cheesemonger 1
Coachman 1
Professor Music 1
Cutterman 1
Journey Saddler 1
Pudler 1
Sletter 1
Clerk 1
Shoe Keeper 1
Tailor 1

Forst Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Frost 60% 115,457
2 Forest 83% 7,663
3 Forst 100% 1,771
4 Fairest 57% 848
5 Frist 60% 622
6 First 80% 519
7 Frast 60% 357
8 Frest 60% 350
9 Furst 80% 145
10 Forset 83% 109

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The surname Forst is the 3rd most popular variant of Frost.

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