Fortenberry Surname

59,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,546 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Fortenberry Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fortenberry Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,5241:42,5225,219
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2581:194,64617,040

Fortenberry (10) may also be a first name.

Fortenberry Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Fortenberry Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Fortenberry is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fortenberry? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 59,059th most numerous family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 852,743 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Fortenberry live; 99 percent live in North America and 99 percent live in Anglo-North America. Fortenberry is also the 3,684,242nd most widely held first name in the world. It is borne by 10 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 8,524 people, or 1 in 42,522. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Mississippi, where 22 percent reside, Texas, where 15 percent reside and Louisiana, where 9 percent reside. Barring The United States this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 0 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.

Fortenberry Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fortenberry has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fortenberry surname increased 3,304 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fortenberry Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fortenberry last name are 11.98% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.75% being registered to vote for the political party.

Fortenberry earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.01% less than the national average, earning $38,829 USD per year.

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Fortenberry Reference & Research

Fortenberry/Faulkenb FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Fortenberry/Faulkenb FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fortenberry
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis