How common is the last name Forrest?

21,977 people in the United States have the last name Forrest, about 1 in 13,601. It ranks #1,593 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

FORREST

#1,593

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
21,977
About
1 in 13,601
This common or more
45.1%
Who bears it

Of the 21,977 people with the last name Forrest, 70.1% reported their origin as White, 20.7% as Black and 4.3% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Forrest

#1,591 Lacy · 22,007#1,592 Wesley · 21,988#1,594 Rodriquez · 21,973#1,595 Otto · 21,938

Spelled almost the same

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

#2,668 Forrester · 13,209#6,676 Forest · 4,862#13,429 Forst · 2,168#24,589 Forget · 1,059#45,457 Foresta · 507#62,349 Forrestal · 347#70,147 Foerst · 301#111,996 Foriest · 167

Also a first name

As a first name, Forrest ranks #1,350 of 53,615, with 26,456 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1994, with 1,381 births. See Forrest as a first name

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