# Forsyth (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/forsyth/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 8,450 |
| US rank (2010) | 4,194 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 36,538 people |
| Change since 2000 | +1.6% (8,313 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Forsyth in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 94% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 1.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.6% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Forsyth in the United States, Australia and the Kingdom of Great Britain.

## People named Forsyth

- John Forsyth, American politician (1780–1841)
- Tim Forsyth, Australian high jumper
- Rosemary Forsyth, American actress
- Alexander John Forsyth, British clergyman and inventor (1769-1843)

## Similar surnames

Forsythe, Frost, Forrest, Forrester, Forster, Forest, Forester, Foerster, Forst, Frausto, Firestone, Frechette.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.