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Fertil Family History

Fertil Surname Meaning

French and Haitian: apparently from French fertile ‘fertile’ possibly applied as a topographic name.

This surname was brought to the US from Haiti where it is most common.

In France it originates from Finistère in Brittany.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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Between 1962 and 1998, in the United States, Fertil life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1992, and highest in 1998. The average life expectancy for Fertil in 1962 was 65, and 91 in 1998.

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