Surname Forbes (Forbes 
, Форбес 
, Форбс 
) , throughout the world, is a common cognomen. The family name Forbes is characteristic of Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly Bahamas, where it is a common surname, Jamaica, and Grenada, where it is quite a common surname (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Very seldom, Forbes is the forename as well as the last name.
| alexander forbes, 1st lord forbes Scottish nobleman (b. 1301) |
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| william forbes, 7th lord forbes (died 1593) (b. 1513) |
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patrick forbes Bishop of Aberdeen, GB (b. 1564) |
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william forbes Scottish bishop, GB (b. 1585) |
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| john forbes, 8th lord forbes Scottish peer (b. 1542) |
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| elizabeth forbes Peerage person ID=134581 (b. 1545) |
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| isabel forbes Peerage person ID=447538 (b. 1548) |
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| robert forbes Peerage person ID=447521 (b. 1556) |
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| barbara forbes Peerage person ID=447552 (b. 1560) |
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| william forbes (1562-1591) (b. 1562) |
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| alexander forbes Bishop of Aberdeen, GB (b. 1564) |
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| john forbes Scottish minister, born c. 1568, exiled by James VI and I (b. 1568) |
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| john forbes Capuchin friar (1571-1606) (b. 1571) |
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james forbes Scottish nonconformist divine (b. 1628) |
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| james forbes Scottish merchant and army officer in the Swedish service (b. 1580) |
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