Family name Forshaw (Forshaw 
) , all over the world, is quite a rare cognomen. The cognomen Forshaw is characteristic of the United Kingdom, where it is quite a rare surname, New Zealand, and Australia. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in the United Kingdom, Australia, and the United States.
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| Forshaw | United Kingdom, Australia, United States, Canada, New Zealand |
| maria forshaw (born 1769) (b. 1769) |
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joe forshaw athletics competitor, US (b. 1881) |
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william thomas forshaw recipient of the Victoria Cross, GB (b. 1890) |
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john forshaw Forshaw, John Henry (1895–1973), architect and urban planner (b. 1895) |
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| frank white forshaw (1869-1933) (b. 1869) |
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| william forshaw British politician and trades unionist (1872-1938), GB (b. 1872) |
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| dick forshaw English footballer (1895-1963), GB (b. 1895) |
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michael forshaw Australian politician, AU (b. 1952) |
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jeff forshaw Professor of Physics at the University of Manchester, GB (b. 1968) |
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| jim forshaw British association football player (born 1919), GB (b. 1919) |
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mike forshaw English rugby union footballer and coach, and rugby league footballer and coach, GB (b. 1970) |
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| thelma forshaw Australian writer, journalist, AU (b. 1923) |
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| john wellington barlow forshaw b.2 March 1923 d.20 April 2011 (b. 1923) |
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dan forshaw British musician, GB (b. 1981) |
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| joseph forshaw Australian ornithologist, AU (b. 1939) |
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