Forbush

English

Etymology

Two main origins:

• A variant of the Scottish surname Forbes.
• An Americanized spelling of German Vorbusch.

Proper noun

Forbush (countable and uncountable, plural Forbushes)

1. A surname.
2. An unincorporated community in Appanoose County, Iowa, United States.
3. An unincorporated community in Yadkin County, North Carolina, United States.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Forbush is the 16734^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1709 individuals. Forbush is most common among White (90.29%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Forbush”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 589.