Gender:
Origin:
Latin
12 famous people named Deforest found on Wikipedia.
667 male in US.
Most recent ranking:
10954-th in year 2001
Best ranking:
610-th in year 1881
Used in: English
DeForest (and variant spellings) can be used as a surname or given name.
1880 in modern sense, from de- + forest. Related: Deforested; deforesting. Disforest in the sense "to clear of trees" is from 1660s. Disafforest is attested in this sense from 1842; originally it meant "reduce from the legal status of a forest" (1590s).
From the forest; derives from the Ancient Late Latin and Medieval Latin foresta, means: forest, wood, woodland.
| Popularity | Name | Birth Year | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DeForest Kelley | 1920 | American actor |
| 2 | DeForest Buckner | 1994 | American football player |
| 3 | Calvert DeForest | 1921 | American comedian |
| 4 | DeForest Soaries | 1951 | American politician and minister |
| 5 | Joe DeForest | 1965 | American football coach |
| 6 | DeForest Covan | 1917 | American actor |
| 7 | Henry deForest | 1855 | American businessman |
| 8 | DeForest H. Perkins | ||
| 9 | DeForest Richards | 1846 | American politician |
| 10 | DeForest Porter | 1840 | American jurist and politician |
| 11 | Craig Edward DeForest | 1968 | American Astrophysicist |
| 12 | Charlotte Burgis DeForest | 1879 |