Forth Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Forth Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Forth family

Profession Census Frequency
School 111
At School 13
Farm Labourer 13
Coal Miner Hewer 9
Dressmaker 7
Private Means 6
At Home 5
Domestic Servant 5
Farmer 5
Horseman On Farm 5
Clerk 4
House Keeper 4
None 4
Cook (domestic) 3
Boarding House Keeper 3
Drapers Assistant 3
General Servant (domestic) 3
Groom Domestic 3
Joiner 3
Farmers Son Working On Farm 2
Furrier 2
Gardener (domestic) 2
House Work At Home 2
Horseman 2
No Occupation 2

Forth Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Firth 80% 66,721
2 Frith 60% 21,006
3 Forth 100% 7,451
4 Freeth 50% 4,902
5 Freth 60% 489
6 Ferth 80% 434
7 Froth 60% 261
8 Farth 80% 165
9 Freath 50% 151

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The surname Forth is the 3rd most popular variant of Firth.

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