Deforest

English

"living near the forest"

Deforest Origin and Meaning

The name Deforest is a boy's name of English origin meaning "living near the forest".

Nature surname with an aristocratic edge. Spelling it DeForest distances it from deforestation.

Deforest Rank in US Top 1000

# 871 in the US

Famous People Named Deforest

• (Jackson) DeForest Kelley American actor
• DeForest Richards American politician; 5th governor of Wyoming
• Humphrey DeForest Bogart American actor