Where in Ireland does the family FORBES come from? Is FORBES a common surname in Ireland? These surname distribution maps show where people with the surname FORBES were recorded throughout Ireland in the 1901 and 1911 Census of Ireland. The census records are held by the National Archives of Ireland and can be searched here: National Archives Census of Ireland
FORBES Surname Distribution Map (1901 Census)
There were 948 people with this surname in Ireland in 1901. The surname was ranked 822nd in Ireland. MURPHY is ranked 1st since it is the most common Irish surname.
Religion: Anglican: 333 (35.13%), Presbyterian: 329 (34.70%), Catholic: 240 (25.32%), Methodist: 14 (1.48%), Other / Not Given: 13 (1.37%), Salvation Army: 8 (0.84%), Moravian: 5 (0.53%), Protestant: 5 (0.53%), Baptist: 1 (0.11%)
FORBES Surname Distribution Map (1911 Census)
There were 923 people with this surname in Ireland in 1911. The surname was ranked 835th in Ireland. MURPHY is ranked 1st since it is the most common Irish surname.
FORBES Surname Overview
- People recorded in 1901: 948
- Ireland ranking in 1901: 822nd
Woulfe Surname Index for FORBES
The Rev. Patrick Woulfe provided lists of surname associations for Irish surnames in his book Irish Names and Surnames. Below is a list of these associations for the surname FORBES.
Dúchas Surname Index for FORBES
The Dúchas Surname Index is a set of surname associations compiled by the Irish Folklore Commission. Below is a list of these associations for the surname FORBES. Learn more at Dúchas Surname Index.
- Mac Firbhisigh
FORBES in 1901 (Farmer)
Map is based on households which had at least one member who had an occupation containing "Farm" or "Agri".
FORBES in 1901 (Catholic)
Map shows the percentage of people with the surname FORBES who are Catholic in each locality
FORBES in 1901 (Anglican)
Map shows the percentage of people with the surname FORBES who are Anglican in each locality
FORBES in 1901 (Presbyterian)
Map shows the percentage of people with the surname FORBES who are Presbyterian in each locality
FORBES in Scotland
Patterns associated with the FORBES surname
List of consecutive consonant patterns associated with this surname:
When producing these maps, surnames are converted to uppercase. "MC" and "M'" are replaced with "MAC", and non-alphabetic characters (hyphens, spaces, apostrophes, accents) are removed. For example, Mac Vey and McVey appear together as MACVEY. O'Neill, Oneill, ONeill and Ó Néill appear together as ONEILL, and D'Arcy and Darcy appear as DARCY.
While every effort has been made to ensure accuracy, no responsibility is taken for errors in the census data. The census is available online for verification.