Forst Family History
Forst Name Meaning
German: topographic name for someone who lived in or near a
royal forest or an occupational name for someone who worked in one,
from Middle High German forst ‘forest’.Czech
(Foršt): from German (see 1).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Forst
Name Distribution of Forst Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Forst families
 42 - 81  15 - 41 |
 1 - 14  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Forst families
|
33 - 64 12 - 32 |
1 - 11 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
| Sorry, we couldn't find geographic distribution information for the Forst last name |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Forst census records
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Forst Family Origin
Forst Immigration Information
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You can find out when most of the Forst families immigrated
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Forst
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An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your ancestors lived in harsh conditions.
A short lifespan might also indicate health problems that were once prevalent in
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Forst Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Forst census records
Census records can offer a lot of little known facts about your Forst ancestors, such as occupation.
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Forst Civil War Service Records
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