How common is the surname Forsyth?

8,450 people in the United States had the surname Forsyth in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 36,538 Americans. It ranked 4,194th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Forsyth?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Forsyth identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Forsyth?

John Forsyth, American politician (1780–1841), followed by Tim Forsyth.

Where is the surname Forsyth most common?

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

Is the surname Forsyth getting more or less common?

More common. 8,313 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,450 in 2010, up 1.6%.

The surname Forsyth

A surname, carried by 8,450 people in the United States.

2 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). Forsyth is more common than 97.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 8,450 people named Forsyth in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 36,538 Americans. That is up 1.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 8,313.

#4,194

rank among US surnames

8,450

people in 2010

2.9

per 100,000 Americans

+1.6%

change since 2000 (was #3,925)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,185	Coons	8,466	36,469
#4,186	Pagano	8,465	36,473
#4,187	Riddick	8,464	36,477
#4,188	Gillen	8,462	36,486
#4,189	Kersey	8,459	36,499
#4,190	Gorham	8,458	36,503
#4,191	Cai	8,457	36,508

Who is named Forsyth

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

94% of people named Forsyth identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as two or more races.

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Forsyths

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

John Forsyth
American politician (1780–1841)
Tim Forsyth
Australian high jumper, born 1973
Rosemary Forsyth
American actress, born 1943
Alexander John Forsyth
British clergyman and inventor (1769-1843)

Notable Forsyths come mostly from the United States (2), Australia (1) and the Kingdom of Great Britain (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Forsyth

Forsyth 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 Forsyth?: 8,450 people in the United States had the surname Forsyth in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 36,538 Americans. It ranked 4,194th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Forsyth?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Forsyth identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Forsyth?: John Forsyth, American politician (1780–1841), followed by Tim Forsyth.
Where is the surname Forsyth most common?: Wikidata records people named Forsyth in the United States, Australia and the Kingdom of Great Britain.
Is the surname Forsyth getting more or less common?: More common. 8,313 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,450 in 2010, up 1.6%.