Forbes (name)

Forbes is a surname. It derives from the Scottish Clan Forbes (after a toponym, from Gaelic forba "field"[1]). Descendants of the Scottish clan are also present in Ireland from the 17th century. The name of an unrelated Irish sept, Mac Fhirbhisigh or MacFirbis, was also anglicized as Forbes.[2]

Notable people with the surname Forbes include:

Aristocracy

Artists

Businesspeople

Musicians

Performers and affiliated professions

Politicians

Publishers

Scientists

Sportspeople

Writers

Others

Given name

Forbes as a given name is rare, mostly known due to Forbes Burnham (full name Linden Forbes Sampson Burnham , 1923–1985), leader of Guyana from 1964 until his death.

Forbes McAllister is a fictional character (a "cynical restaurant critic") from Knowing Me, Knowing You... with Alan Partridge (1994).

References

  1. Henry Harrison, Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary (1912), p. 150.
  2. Michael C. O'Laughlin, The Book of Irish Families, Great & Small, 2002, p. 108.
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