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    The surname Forst

    A German surname, carried by 2,283 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex F623

    Forst: #13,356 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Forst #13,356, 2,283 people Forst: #13,356 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Forst #13,356, 2,283 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Forst is more common than 91.8% of them.

    Origin

    German origin

    Borrowed from German Forst.

    One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,283 people named Forst in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 135,237 Americans. That is up 4.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,195.

    #13,356
    rank among US surnames
    2,283
    people in 2010
    0.8
    per 100,000 Americans
    +4%
    change since 2000 (was #12,851)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #13,349Starbuck2,284135,178
    #13,356Forst2,283135,237
    #13,357Knobloch2,282135,296
    #13,360Degennaro2,281135,355

    Who is named Forst

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

    95% of people named Forst identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 95%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
    • Two or more races 1.1%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 1.1%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Forsts

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Willi Forst
      Austrian actor, singer, director, producer, playwright (1903-1980)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Forst

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

    Other German surnames

    All 1,101 German surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Forst come from?
    Borrowed from German Forst.
    How common is the surname Forst?
    2,283 people in the United States had the surname Forst in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 135,237 Americans. It ranked 13,356th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Forst?
    In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Forst identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Forst?
    Willi Forst, Austrian actor, singer, director, producer, playwright (1903-1980).
    Where is the surname Forst most common?
    Wikidata records people named Forst in Austria.
    Is the surname Forst getting more or less common?
    More common. 2,195 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,283 in 2010, up 4.0%.