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Forbes is a surname. It derives from the Scottish Clan Forbes (after a toponym, from Gaelic ''forba'' "field"〔Henry Harrison, ''Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary'' (1912), ( p. 150 ).〕). Descendants of the Scottish clan are also present in Ireland from the 17th century. The name of an unrelated Irish sept, Mac Fhirbhisigh or MacFirbis, was also anglicized as Forbes.〔Michael C. O'Laughlin, ''The Book of Irish Families, Great & Small'', 2002, ( p. 108 ).〕 ==People with the surname== Notable people with the surname include: *Clan Forbes, descendants of Alexander de Forbes, 1st Lord Forbes (c. 1380–1448): see Lord Forbes, Lord Forbes of Pitsligo. * * Nigel Forbes, 22nd Lord Forbes (1918–2013), Scottish soldier, businessman and politician *Forbes baronets of the Baronetage of Nova Scotia: four distinct baronetcies for people called Forbes: * *Forbes, later Stuart-Forbes, of Monymusk, created 1626 for William Forbes (died c. 1650) * * *Sir William Forbes, 6th Baronet (1739–1806) * *Forbes, of Castle Forbes, created 1628 for Arthur Forbes (1590–1632): see Earl of Granard. * *Forbes, of Craigievar, created 1630 for William Forbes (died 1648). * * *Sir Ewan Forbes, 11th Baronet (1912–1991) * *Forbes of Foveran, created 1700 for Samuel Forbes (c. 1663 – 1717), extinct with the death of the 3rd baronet, John Forbes, c. 1760. *Forbes baronets of Newe in the County of Aberdeen, created 1823 for Charles Forbes (1774–1849). * *Hamish Forbes, 7th Baronet (1916–2007) * Forbes family, a wealthy extended American family originating in Boston, descended from John Forbes (1740–1783), an Anglican clergyman of Strathdon, Aberdeenshire, recorded in Milton, Massachusetts by 1769. * * Francis Blackwell Forbes (1839–1908), American merchant and botanist in China * * James Grant Forbes (1879–1955), American businessman * * William Cameron Forbes (1870–1959), American investment banker and diplomat, Governor-General of the Philippines (1908–13), U.S. Ambassador to Japan (1930–32) * *Robert Pierce Forbes (born 1958), American historian * Forbes family (publishers) * * B. C. Forbes (1880–1954), founder of ''Forbes'' magazine * * Christopher Forbes, Vice Chairman of the Forbes Publishing Company as well as a Vice Chancellor of the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta American Priory * * Malcolm Forbes (1919–1990), publisher of ''Forbes'' magazine, son of B. C. * * Steve Forbes (born 1947), American businessman, current publisher of ''Forbes'' Magazine * * Tim Forbes, brother of Steve, also worked for the company * John Forbes (British Army officer) (1707–1759), British general in the French and Indian War * James David Forbes (1809-1868) Scottish physicist and glaciologist * William Henry Forbes (1815–1875), American territorial legislator * Edward Forbes (1815–1854), British naturalist * Frederick Augustus Forbes (1818–1878), Australian politician * James Staats Forbes (1823-1904) Scottish railway engineer, administrator, businessman and art collector * Edwin Forbes (1839–1895), American landscape painter, etcher, and war artist during the American Civil War * George Forbes (scientist) (1849–1936), scientist * Peter W. Forbes (born 1850), Canadian-born member of the California legislature * Henry Ogg Forbes (1851–1932), British ornithologist, botanist and museum director * William Alexander Forbes (1855–1883), British zoologist * David McHattie Forbes (1863-1937), Scottish botanist and ethnologist in Hawai'i * George Forbes (New Zealand politician) (1869–1947), Prime Minister of New Zealand from 1930 to 1935 * W. J. Forbes (1874-1900), American college sports coach * William Trowbridge Merrifield Forbes (1885-1968), American entomologist * Esther Forbes (1891–1967), American novelist and children's writer * Fred Forbes (born 1894), Scottish footballer * Archie Forbes (1913–1999), Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture & Cooperative Development in Tanganyika (1960–1963) * Alex Forbes (born 1925), retired Scottish footballer * Bryan Forbes (1926–2013), English film director, actor and writer * George Forbes (businessman) (born 1945), businessman * Gregory S. Forbes (born 1950), American meteorologist * Randy Forbes (born 1952), American politician in U.S. House of Representatives * Michelle Forbes (born 1965), American actress * China Forbes (born 1970), American singer and songwriter, and the lead singer of Pink Martini * Terrell Forbes (born 1981), British footballer * Gary Forbes (born 1985), Panamanian/American basketball player * Ross Forbes (born 1989), Scottish footballer who plays for Motherwell Pseudonyms: * Colin Forbes (novelist), pseudonym of British novelist Raymond Harold Sawkins 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Forbes (name)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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