Forby Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Forby Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Forby family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 16
General Servant 4
Agricultural Labourer 3
Farm Labourer 3
Draper Assistant 2
Commercial Traveller 1
Accountant Estate Agent 1
Blass Smits Striker 1
Certificated Teacher 1
Farm Servant Indoor 1
Painter House 1
Retired Architect 1
School Mistress 1
Surgical Instrument Brass Handle 1
Waiter Inn 1
General Labourer 1
Laundress 1
Post Office Letter Carrier 1
Shop Porter Unemployed 1
Labourer Wife 1
Draper Employing 2 Young Ladies And 1 Boy 1
Field Worker 1
Iron Mongers Apprentice 1
Iron Mongers Porter 1
Retired Farmer 1

Forby Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Firby 80% 1,852
2 Furby 80% 1,700
3 Forby 100% 656
4 Fearby 67% 381
5 Farby 80% 344
6 Freeby 50% 174
7 Ferby 80% 120

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The surname Forby is the 3rd most popular variant of Firby.

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