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Fortune Name Meaning

English and French: nickname for a gambler or for someone considered fortunate or well favored, from Middle English, Old French fortune ‘chance’, ‘luck’. In some cases it may derive from the rare medieval personal name Fortune (Latin Fortunius). French (Fortuné): from the personal name Fortuné, a vernacular form of the Late Latin personal name Fortunatus meaning ‘prosperous’, ‘happy’. Scottish: habitational name from a place in Lothian, probably so named from Old English for ‘hog’, ‘pig’ + tun ‘settlement’, ‘enclosure’; John de Fortun was servant to the abbot of Kelso c. 1200.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Fortun, Fortuna, Forte, Fort, Forton, Orton, Horton, Worton, Borne

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Fortune Family Origin

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    You can see how Fortune families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Fortune family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Fortune families were found in the USA in 1880. In 1840 there were 22 Fortune families living in Virginia. This was about 21% of all the recorded Fortune's in the USA. Virginia had the highest population of Fortune families in 1840.
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    Fortune Family Occupations

    What did your Fortune ancestors do for a living?

    In 1880, Farmer, Laborer and Keeping House were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Fortune. A less common occupation for the Fortune family was Farm Laborer. The most common Fortune occupation in the USA was Farmer. 28% of Fortune's were Farmers.

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    • Farmer

      28%

    • Laborer

      13%

    • Keeping House

      7%

    • Farm Laborer

      6%

    Census records can tell you a lot of little known facts about your Fortune ancestors, such as occupation. Occupation can tell you about your ancestor's social and economic status.

    Fortune Historical Records

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    Census Record

    There are 3,000 census records available for the last name Fortune. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Fortune census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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    Passenger List

    There are 642 immigration records available for the last name Fortune. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the USA, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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    Draft Card

    There are 1,000 military records available for the last name Fortune. For the veterans among your Fortune ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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    Fortune Life Expectancy

    What is the average Fortune lifespan?

    Between 1943 and 2004, in the United States, Fortune life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1943, and highest in 2002. The average life expectancy for Fortune in 1943 was 22, and 73 in 2004.

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    An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your Fortune ancestors lived in harsh conditions. A short lifespan might also indicate health problems that were once prevalent in your family. The SSDI is a searchable database of more than 70 million names. You can find birthdates, death dates, addresses and more.

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