Forsman

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