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)
- 2. Västernorrland (1:1,124)
- 3. Dalarna (1:1,260)
- 4. Norrbotten (1:1,327)
- 5. Gävleborg (1:1,556)
- 6. Västmanland (1:1,695)
- 7. Jämtland (1:2,069)
- 8. Uppsala (1:2,070)
- 9. Örebro (1:2,264)
In Finland, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:2,548) in the following regions:[1]
- 1. Ostrobothnia (1:547)
- 2. Åland (1:1,794)
- 3. Uusimaa (1:1,919)
- 4. Tavastia Proper (1:2,014)
- 5. Southwest Finland (1:2,030)
- 6. Satakunta (1:2,134)
- 7. 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
- ^ Forsman surname distribution
Surname list
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