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 occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Fortenberry.

How Common Is The Last Name Fortenberry? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 59,059th most frequently used surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 852,743 people. This last name 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. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequent first name globally, held by 10 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 8,524 people, or 1 in 42,522. In The United States Fortenberry is most numerous in: Mississippi, where 22 percent live, Texas, where 15 percent live and Louisiana, where 9 percent live. Outside of The United States it occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 0 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.

Fortenberry Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fortenberry has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Fortenberry last name expanded 3,304 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fortenberry Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing 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 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