Fortier Surname

15,768th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35,354 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Fortier Surname Definition:

(French) One employed at a fortress; one who made and sold gimlets.

Fortier Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada19,4731:1,892188
United States10,1091:35,8554,464
France4,9321:13,4681,359
Puerto Rico2901:12,242560
Dominican Republic1231:84,8213,815
Netherlands611:276,83934,217
Argentina501:854,86855,754
South Africa471:1,152,71766,933
Mexico441:2,821,05022,257
Belgium281:410,59442,948
Thailand241:2,943,264289,518
England241:2,321,58686,519
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Haiti51:2,136,78115,037
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
China21:683,660,78330,601
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Marshall Islands11:51,8212,326
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9151:54,8846,156

Fortier (62) may also be a first name.

Fortier Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French) One employed at a fortress; one who made and sold gimlets.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Fortier Last Name Facts

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

Fortier occurs most in Canada. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Fortier.

How Common Is The Last Name Fortier? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 15,768th most prevalent family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 206,131 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 85 percent of Fortier are found; 84 percent are found in North America and 45 percent are found in Gallo-North America. Fortier is also the 1,246,114th most frequently held first name worldwide. It is borne by 62 people.

Fortier is most numerous in Canada, where it is borne by 19,473 people, or 1 in 1,892. In Canada it is most frequent in: Quebec, where 81 percent are found, Ontario, where 12 percent are found and Alberta, where 3 percent are found. Without taking into account Canada this surname exists in 59 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent are found and France, where 14 percent are found.

Fortier Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fortier has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 1,105 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fortier Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fortier surname are 2.45% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55.68% registered with the political party.

The amount Fortier earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 129.78% more than the national average, earning R 546,036 per year; in United States they earn 10.35% more than the national average, earning $47,615 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.68% less than the national average, earning $42,884 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fourtier93596/
Fordtier931/
Fortierh931/
Fortiere931/
Fortiear930/
Forter92386/
Fortie92195/
Fortir924/
Fertier86220/
Foerter86120/
Pforter8658/
Fortere8655/
Fortieh8624/
Forties8618/
Fourter8612/
Fosrter8612/
Fortiez867/
Forther866/
Furtier863/
Forteir863/
Fartier862/
Pfortie861/
Forzter861/
Fortiee861/
Fortair861/
Fhorter861/
Forterd860/
Fortied860/
Fortuer860/
Fortire860/
Fortear860/
Vortier860/
Fortter860/
Fortiea860/
Forteer860/
Forterre80366/
Furtiere8014/
Faurtier8010/
Forthieh809/
Fourties808/
Foertter803/
Fourtear801/
Fourtuer800/
Furter771,626/
Ferter7784/
Förter7767/
Fořter7732/
Fartir7731/
Fürter7730/
Farter7715/
Fortje779/
Fortyr777/
Vorter774/
Fortre771/
Fertir771/
Fortye771/
Fourthies7516/
Voorter71137/
Vertier7147/
Förther7134/
Pfortje7125/
Further7121/
Fürther7121/
Pförter7110/
Pfürter719/
Farther719/
Farthir719/
Vorther717/
Pfurter713/
Farteur712/
Feurter711/
Ferrter711/
Fertter711/
Fortreh711/
Fortija711/
Vortter710/
Ferther710/
Forteay710/
Verthier6781/
Pfhurter6759/
Foortjes6720/
Fartaiye671/
Forthyes670/
Farthere670/

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Fortier Reference & Research

Fortier DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Fortier 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
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
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  • 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 Fortier
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