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Fortun Family History

Fortun Surname Meaning

Norwegian: habitational name from either of two farmsteads on the west coast of Norway named with Old Norse for ‘front foremost’ + tún ‘enclosure’ indicating the frontmost of two farmsteads.

Spanish: from a shortened form of the personal name Fortunato.

Catalan: Castilianized form (Fortuñ) of Fortuny a habitational name from any of several places in Catalonia (Spain).

Slovenian: from a short form of the personal name Fortunat Latin Fortunatus (see Fortunato).

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


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You can see how Fortun families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Fortun family name was found in the USA, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Fortun families were found in USA in 1920. In 1841 there was 1 Fortun family living in Clackmannanshire. This was 100% of all the recorded Fortun's in Scotland. Clackmannanshire had the highest population of Fortun families in 1841.
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What did your Fortun ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Farmer was the top reported job for people in the USA named Fortun. 55% of Fortun men worked as a Farmer.

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

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Top Male Occupations In 1940

  • Farmer
    55%
  • Laborer
    28%
  • Proprietor
    10%
  • Painter
    10%

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Census Records

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Passenger Lists

There are 836 immigration records available for the last name Fortun. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 477 military records available for the last name Fortun. For the veterans among your Fortun ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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