How common is the last name Forbes?

33,424 people in the United States have the last name Forbes, about 1 in 8,943. It ranks #1,032 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census, tied with 1 other.

last name

FORBES

#1,032

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
33,424
About
1 in 8,943
This common or more
40.1%
Who bears it

Of the 33,424 people with the last name Forbes, 66.5% reported their origin as White, 23% as Black and 4.8% as Hispanic or Latino. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Exactly as common as Forbes

1 other last name also has 33,424 people.

#1,032 Saenz · 33,424

Either side of Forbes

#1,030 Rollins · 33,500#1,031 Barrios · 33,453#1,032 Saenz · 33,424#1,034 Baird · 33,405

Spelled almost the same

4 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Forbes, most common first.

#15,020 Forbis · 1,888#20,896 Forbus · 1,280#49,914 Forbess · 454#91,884 Forbs · 215

Also a first name

As a first name, Forbes ranks #28,872 of 53,615, with 309 people. See Forbes as a first name

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