Fortenberry Family History
Fortenberry Name Meaning
Probably an altered spelling of German Fortenbach, a
habitational name from a minor place in Bavaria named Furtenbach.
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Name Distribution of Fortenberry Families
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Number of Fortenberry families
 78 - 154  27 - 77 |
 1 - 26  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
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from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
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from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Fortenberry Family Origin
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