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- Forest - Last Name Meaning & Origin
Forest
- Used in: 3 countries
Origin: French
French surname, from Old French forest (“forest”). Compare Laforest and Deforest. Also an English and Scottish surname, variant of Forrest and related to the above.
Etymology: Wiktionary (CC-BY-SA)
Name Variants & Related
Popularity by Country
Forest
Rank #6270
Frequency
5,006 people (1.86 per 100k)
Ethnic Distribution
White 69.1% Hispanic 1.56% Black 26.69% Asian/PI 0.74% Native Am. 0.44% Two+ 1.48%
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