Forby

English

Etymology

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Proper noun

Forby (plural Forbys)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Forby is the 89753^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 206 individuals. Forby is most common among White (66.99%) and Black/African American (29.61%) individuals.

Further reading

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