Forsythe
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Anglicized form of the Scottish Gaelic personal name Fearsithe, composed of the elements fear (“man”) + sìth (“peace”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Forsythe (plural Forsythes)
- A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Forsythe is the 3147th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 11489 individuals. Forsythe is most common among White (90.07%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Forsythe”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 592.