Forsman Explained

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

Notes and References

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