Fortner Family History
Fortner Name Meaning
German: variant (also Förtner) or Americanized form of
Pförtner, occupational name for the gatekeeper of a walled
town or city, or the doorkeeper in a great house, castle, or
monastery, Middle High German portenaere (from Latin
porta ‘door’, ‘gate’). Compare English Porter.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Fortner Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Fortner families
 47 - 91  16 - 46 |
 1 - 15  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Fortner families
|
7 - 12 3 - 6 |
1 - 2 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
| Sorry, we couldn't find geographic distribution information for the Fortner last name |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Fortner Family Origin
Fortner Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Fortner
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Fortner Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
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Fortner Civil War Service Records
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