indicate the level to which a name has been verified.
Type Surname (from occupation, ornamental)
Usage English (Anglicized), German, Jewish, Slovak
Other Forms FormsFoerster, Forrest, Forst, Förster,
Meaning & History
English: occupational and topographic name for someone who lived or worked in a forest (see Forrest).
English: Norman French nickname or occupational name from Old French forcetier ‘cutter’, an agent noun from forcettes ‘scissors’.
English: occupational name, by metathesis, from Old French fust(r)ier ‘blockmaker’ (a derivative of fustre ‘block of wood’).
German (Förster): occupational and topographic name for someone who lived and worked in a forest (see Forst).
Jewish (Ashkenazic): ornamental name from German Forst ‘forest’.
English: Norman French nickname or occupational name from Old French forcetier ‘cutter’, an agent noun from forcettes ‘scissors’.
English: occupational name, by metathesis, from Old French fust(r)ier ‘blockmaker’ (a derivative of fustre ‘block of wood’).
German (Förster): occupational and topographic name for someone who lived and worked in a forest (see Forst).
Jewish (Ashkenazic): ornamental name from German Forst ‘forest’.