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
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(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
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ...
, 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
Jämtland (; no, Jemtland or , ; Jamtish: ''Jamtlann''; la, Iemptia) is a historical province () in the centre of Sweden in northern Europe. It borders Härjedalen and Medelpad to the south, Ångermanland to the east, Lapland to the north a ...
(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:
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* 1. Ostrobothnia (1:547)
* 2. Ã…land (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
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Surnames
Swedish-language surnames