The forge Surname
forge Name Meaning and History
English and French: topographic name for someone who lived near a
forge or smithy, Middle English, Old French forge (from Latin
fabrica ‘workshop’, a derivative of faber ‘smith’,
‘workman’; compare Lefevre). The surname is thus in most cases
a metonymic occupational name for a smith or someone employed by a
smith.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Forge in the UK |
 frogetit
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| looking for family | Bridget Forge-Morehead | 0 |
| Re: Looking for (?) Robert Jackson |
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| Joseph Forge-Christina Louisa Forge-Catherine Forge |
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