Surname Forrest (Forrest 
, フォレスト 
, Форрест 
, along with others...) , all over the world, is a common family name. The surname Forrest is habitual in Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly British Virgin Islands, where it is a common surname, Jamaica, where it is quite a common surname, and Antigua and Barbuda (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Also, Forrest is the forename as well as the last name.
| william forrest English Catholic priest and poet (b. 1530) |
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| thomas forrest English gentleman financier in the Virginia Company (b. 1572) |
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arthur forrest Royal Navy officer (1716–1770), GB (b. 1716) |
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thomas theodosius forrest British musician (1728-1784), GB (b. 1728) |
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thomas forrest English navigator who worked for the British East India Company, GB (b. 1729) |
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uriah forrest American politician (1756–1805), US (b. 1746) |
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thomas forrest American politician, US (b. 1747) |
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| bridget forrest (died 1823) (b. 1746) |
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| charles forrest British artist, active 1765-1787, IE (b. 1748) |
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| cecilia forrest (1750-1824) (b. 1750) |
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edwin forrest American actor (1806-1872), US (b. 1806) |
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| rebecca plater forrest (1765-1843) (b. 1765) |
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nathan bedford forrest Confederate States Army general (1821-1877), US (b. 1821) |
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robert w. forrest First mayor of Spokane, Washington, US (b. 1833) |
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edward barrow forrest Australian businessman and politician, AU (b. 1838) |
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