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Forsman

Forsman is a surname of Scandinavian origin.

Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 41.0% of all known bearers of the surname Forsman were residents of Sweden (frequency 1:2,498), 29.0% of the United States (1:129,388), 22.4% of Finland (1:2,548) and 1.9% of New Zealand (1:25,153).

In Sweden, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:2,498) in the following counties:

    1. Västerbotten (1:606)
    1. Västernorrland (1:1,124)
    1. Dalarna (1:1,260)
    1. Norrbotten (1:1,327)
    1. Gävleborg (1:1,556)
    1. Västmanland (1:1,695)
    1. Jämtland (1:2,069)
    1. Uppsala (1:2,070)
    1. Örebro (1:2,264)

In Finland, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:2,548) in the following regions:

    1. Ostrobothnia (1:547)
    1. Åland (1:1,794)
    1. Uusimaa (1:1,919)
    1. Tavastia Proper (1:2,014)
    1. Southwest Finland (1:2,030)
    1. Satakunta (1:2,134)
    1. Kymenlaakso (1:2,136)

People

  • Aarne Forsman, (1884–1921), Finnish photographer
  • Andrew Forsman, American drummer
  • Andrew Forsman, New Zealand racehorse trainer
  • Dan Forsman, American professional golfer
  • Dick Forsman, Finnish ornithologist
  • Eric Forsman, American ornithologist
  • Ina Forsman (born 1994), Finnish blues and blues rock singer-songwriter
  • Ingela Forsman, Swedish lyricist in popular music
  • Jaakko Forsman, (1839–1899) Finnish jurist and politician
  • Petri Forsman, Finnish orienteering competitor
  • Sairi Forsman, Mexican sculptor of Danish descent

References

References

  1. [http://forebears.co.uk/surnames/forsman#surnames Forsman surname distribution]
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