Forster Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Forster Name Meaning: Occupational with two possible origins,the firdt from old French 'fustrier',one who made sadle tree's from 'fustre',block of timber. The other from French background 'forcetier' variant of 'forcettes',possibly a maker of shears.

Of Medieval origin.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Forster Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Forster family

Profession Census Frequency
Living On Own Means 141
General Labourer 95
Farmer 85
Coal Miner Hewer 82
Dress Maker 75
General Servant Domestic 73
Scholar 38
Coal Miner C Hewer 38
Joiner Carpenter 31
Dressmaker 30
Bricklayer 28
School 28
Domestic Servant 27
House Painter 27
Laundress Wash 26
Blacksmith 25
Tailor 24
Agricultural Labourer 24
Housemaid Domestic 24
Cook Domestic 21
House Keeper Domestic 21
Servant Domestic 21
Coal Miner 21
Commercial Clerk 20
Gardener Domestic 20

Forster Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Forster 100% 71,459
2 Forester 88% 5,759
3 Froster 71% 1,763
4 Farster 86% 364
5 Forister 88% 155

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

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