Forsman
Introduction '''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.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
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