How common is the surname Forester?

5,037 people in the United States had the surname Forester in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 61,296 Americans. It ranked 6,704th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Forester?

Nicole Forester, American actress.

Where is the surname Forester most common?

Wikidata records people named Forester in the United States.

Is the surname Forester getting more or less common?

More common. 4,731 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,037 in 2010, up 6.5%.

The surname Forester

An occupational surname, carried by 5,037 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex F623

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Forester is more common than 95.9% of them.

Origin

A surname originating as an occupation for someone who lived, or worked in a forest.

Forester is an occupational surname: named after the work an ancestor did.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,037 people named Forester in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 61,296 Americans. That is up 6.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,731.

#6,704

rank among US surnames

5,037

people in 2010

1.7

per 100,000 Americans

+6.5%

change since 2000 (was #6,608)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,699	Bodine	5,042	61,235
#6,700	Hickerson	5,041	61,247
#6,701	Messner	5,039	61,271
#6,704	Dyke	5,037	61,296
#6,708	Ussery	5,036	61,308
#6,709	Daggett	5,035	61,320

Who is named Forester

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

89% of people named Forester identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.7% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 89%
Black (not Hispanic) 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.5%
Two or more races 1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Foresters

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Nicole Forester
American actress, born 1972

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Forester

Forester has the Soundex code F623, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code F623.

Questions

How common is the surname Forester?: 5,037 people in the United States had the surname Forester in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 61,296 Americans. It ranked 6,704th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Forester?: In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Forester identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.7% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Forester?: Nicole Forester, American actress.
Where is the surname Forester most common?: Wikidata records people named Forester in the United States.
What type of surname is Forester?: Forester is an occupational surname, named after the work an ancestor did.
Is the surname Forester getting more or less common?: More common. 4,731 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,037 in 2010, up 6.5%.