Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
FORSYTHE
There are approximately 2,385 people named Forsythe in the UK. That makes it the 3,925th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 38 are named Forsythe.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
Ireland
Language of origin
Gaelic
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
Celtic
Related and similar surnames
ForesytheFarsythe
Fersythe
Forcythe
Foresyth
Firsythe
Fearsythe
Fairsythe
Forecythe
Firsyth
Forcyth
Fersyth
Farsyth
Fersithe
Forisythe
Foresith
Foirsythe
Forrcyth
Firsith
Forcsyth
The Forsythe surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Gaelic.) From Fear, a man, and Syth, upright, honest, stiff.