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

The surname Fortney occurs most in The United States. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

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

It is the 73,510^th most widely held last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,088,343 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Fortney are found; 89 percent are found in North America and 89 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 6,384 people, or 1 in 56,776. In The United States it is primarily found in: Ohio, where 11 percent are found, California, where 7 percent are found and West Virginia, where 6 percent are found. Outside of The United States this surname is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 4 percent are found and Thailand, where 0 percent are found.

Fortney Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Fortney has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Fortney surname increased 598 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fortney Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Fortney last name are 17.28% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.05% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Fortney earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 1.46% less than the national average, earning $42,520 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.74% less than the national average, earning $46,833 CAD per year.