View the most partisan surnames in The United States

Where Does The Last Name Fortson Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Fortson is most common in The United States. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fortson? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 83,501^st most widespread surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,257,124 people. The last name Fortson occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Fortson reside; 61 percent reside in North America and 61 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 868,627^th most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 116 people.

The surname Fortson is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 5,741 people, or 1 in 63,135. In The United States Fortson is primarily found in: Texas, where 9 percent reside, Florida, where 6 percent reside and North Carolina, where 4 percent reside. Barring The United States Fortson exists in 11 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 0 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Fortson Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Fortson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Fortson last name increased 752 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fortson Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Fortson surname are 13.04% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.81% registered to vote for the political party.

Fortson earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.21% less than the national average, earning $39,175 USD per year.