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: Västerbotten (1:606) Västernorrland (1:1,124) Dalarna (1:1,260) Norrbotten (1:1,327) Gävleborg (1:1,556) Västmanland (1:1,695) Jämtland (1:2,069) Uppsala (1:2,070) Örebro (1:2,264)
In Finland, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:2,548) in the following regions:Forsman surname distribution Ostrobothnia (1:547) Åland (1:1,794) Uusimaa (1:1,919) Tavastia Proper (1:2,014) Southwest Finland (1:2,030) Satakunta (1:2,134) 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
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