Fortune Surname
Approximately 53,756 people bear this surname
Fortune Surname Definition:
From the lands of Fortune in East Lothian, now represented by East and Vest Fortune. John de Fortun was servant of the abbot of Kelso c. 1200 (Kelso, 148). Joce de Fortun witnessed confirmation by Nesus de Lundr of a mill in Lynton, in the reign of Alexander 11, 1233 (LSC.
Read More About This SurnameFortune Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haiti | 17,065 | 1:626 | 86 |
| United States | 15,572 | 1:23,276 | 2,928 |
| South Africa | 5,443 | 1:9,954 | 1,235 |
| England | 2,740 | 1:20,335 | 2,883 |
| Chad | 2,311 | 1:5,882 | 869 |
| France | 1,823 | 1:36,436 | 4,476 |
| Ireland | 1,398 | 1:3,368 | 604 |
| Canada | 1,373 | 1:26,836 | 3,580 |
| Ghana | 1,039 | 1:26,006 | 3,108 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 803 | 1:1,699 | 280 |
| Australia | 517 | 1:52,216 | 6,443 |
| Nigeria | 512 | 1:345,982 | 18,736 |
| Scotland | 443 | 1:12,085 | 1,619 |
| New Zealand | 346 | 1:13,088 | 2,276 |
| Guyana | 294 | 1:2,593 | 475 |
| Grenada | 228 | 1:476 | 89 |
| Liberia | 202 | 1:21,824 | 2,157 |
| Dominican Republic | 131 | 1:79,641 | 3,650 |
| Swaziland | 126 | 1:10,303 | 513 |
| DR Congo | 123 | 1:600,647 | 45,387 |
| Wales | 108 | 1:28,653 | 2,938 |
| India | 92 | 1:8,337,667 | 172,929 |
| Iran | 88 | 1:872,529 | 42,309 |
| Brazil | 87 | 1:2,460,625 | 75,139 |
| Botswana | 44 | 1:49,703 | 9,263 |
| Chile | 43 | 1:409,685 | 11,039 |
| Philippines | 42 | 1:2,410,434 | 128,915 |
| Saint Lucia | 39 | 1:4,584 | 649 |
| Belize | 38 | 1:9,355 | 1,258 |
| Barbados | 37 | 1:7,769 | 684 |
| Thailand | 35 | 1:2,018,238 | 239,646 |
| Suriname | 32 | 1:17,269 | 4,028 |
| Argentina | 31 | 1:1,378,820 | 78,351 |
| Switzerland | 31 | 1:264,933 | 21,684 |
| Indonesia | 28 | 1:4,723,186 | 228,527 |
| Northern Ireland | 26 | 1:70,963 | 5,105 |
| Sierra Leone | 25 | 1:283,585 | 406 |
| Venezuela | 25 | 1:1,208,163 | 17,203 |
| China | 24 | 1:56,971,732 | 3,099 |
| Netherlands | 22 | 1:767,599 | 58,330 |
| Germany | 21 | 1:3,833,593 | 163,016 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Kenya | 20 | 1:2,308,995 | 36,653 |
| Jersey | 17 | 1:5,835 | 1,193 |
| Zimbabwe | 15 | 1:1,029,216 | 63,831 |
| Cameroon | 13 | 1:1,597,621 | 87,539 |
| Panama | 13 | 1:300,943 | 7,078 |
| Hong Kong | 12 | 1:611,290 | 3,500 |
| Uganda | 12 | 1:3,253,273 | 85,117 |
| Ukraine | 12 | 1:3,793,558 | 197,857 |
| Belgium | 10 | 1:1,149,664 | 82,403 |
| Cuba | 10 | 1:1,152,272 | 6,837 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 9 | 1:11,019 | 1,084 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 1:17,706,308 | 13,537 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| Mozambique | 9 | 1:3,029,063 | 2,946 |
| Rwanda | 9 | 1:1,262,775 | 2,632 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 8 | 1:4,291 | 379 |
| Dominica | 6 | 1:12,648 | 426 |
| Colombia | 5 | 1:9,554,814 | 25,159 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| Benin | 4 | 1:2,583,900 | 73,293 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Namibia | 4 | 1:602,350 | 12,421 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Cambodia | 3 | 1:5,162,382 | 10,688 |
| Congo | 3 | 1:1,663,032 | 27,638 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Mauritius | 3 | 1:431,139 | 12,721 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| British Virgin Islands | 2 | 1:15,797 | 839 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Uruguay | 2 | 1:1,715,879 | 35,955 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 844 | 1:5,249 | 879 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 932 | 1:26,154 | 3,589 |
| Scotland | 554 | 1:6,757 | 967 |
| Wales | 76 | 1:20,637 | 1,193 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,506 | 1:20,039 | 2,531 |
The alternate forms: Fortuné (215), Fortunè (1), Fortüne (1) & Förtüne (1) are calculated separately.
Fortune (52,941) may also be a first name.
Fortune Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
From the lands of Fortune in East Lothian, now represented by East and Vest Fortune. John de Fortun was servant of the abbot of Kelso c. 1200 (Kelso, 148). Joce de Fortun witnessed confirmation by Nesus de Lundr of a mill in Lynton, in the reign of Alexander 11, 1233 (LSC., p. 51). John de Fortone was one of the Scots prisoners in the Tower of London in 1297 (Bain, II, 960). A later John Forton witnessed a retour of special service in 1495 (Home, p. 27), and Thomas Fortoun was sailor and burgess of Edinburgh in 1634 (Inquis. Tut., 504). Robert Fortune (1813—1880), the distinguished botanist and traveller in China, was born in Berwickshire. The surname is not uncommon in the Lothians and in Fife.
(Anglo-French-Latin) [French fortune; Latin fortuna, luck, chance]
Ó Foirtcheirn Almost peculiar to Co. Wexford. Occasionally a synonym of Farshing in Co. Cork, q.v. MIF 110; Map Carl-Wex
Ó Foirtcheirn Almost peculiar to Co. Wexford. Occasionally a synonym of Farshing in Co. Cork, q.v. MIF 110; Map Carl-Wex
(English, Scottish) The fortunate or lucky person; one who came from the lands of Fortune, in East Lothian.
A place in Haddingtonshire.
1. From Fortunatua. 2. From Fortune co. Haddington.
Fortune Demographics
Average Fortune Salary in
United States
$41,532 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Fortune Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fortune Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Fortune is borne by more people in Haiti than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Fortuné, Fortunè, Fortüne or Förtüne. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fortune? popularity and diffusion
It is the 10,463rd most commonly held surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 135,567 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Fortune live; 35 percent live in Caribbean and 32 percent live in Gallo-Caribbean. Fortune is also the 17,636th most widespread given name on earth It is held by 52,941 people.
The surname Fortune is most widespread in Haiti, where it is carried by 17,065 people, or 1 in 626. In Haiti it is mostly concentrated in: Ouest, where 35 percent reside, Sud, where 32 percent reside and Artibonite, where 13 percent reside. Apart from Haiti it exists in 118 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 29 percent reside and South Africa, where 10 percent reside.
Fortune Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Fortune has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fortune surname increased 621 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 294 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 166 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 20 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 142 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Fortune Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Fortune last name is primarily Catholic (97%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Fortune surname are 7.43% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.2% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Fortune earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 9.8% more than the national average, earning R 260,928 per year; in Colombia they earn 15.19% more than the national average, earning $26,150,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 3.75% less than the national average, earning $41,532 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.61% less than the national average, earning $45,406 CAD per year.
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Fortune Reference & Research
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