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

Fortress occurs most in The United States. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

This surname is the 1,620,164^th most commonly occurring family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 58,770,532 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 84 percent of Fortress live; 83 percent live in North America and 82 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 439,102^nd most commonly occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 389 people.

Fortress is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 101 people, or 1 in 3,588,702. In The United States it is most frequent in: Michigan, where 31 percent live, Ohio, where 18 percent live and Indiana, where 14 percent live. Other than The United States this surname occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 8 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.

Fortress Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Fortress has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fortress surname expanded 361 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fortress Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States Fortress are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% registered with the party.

Fortress earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.27% less than the national average, earning $37,425 USD per year.