Fortna Family History
- Fortna Name Meaning
- Of German origin: Americanized form of Pförtner (see Fortner).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press
- 8,744 Historical Documents with Fortna on Ancestry
- 2,331 Birth, Marriage, and Deaths
- 1,947 Census and Voter Lists
- 304 Military Records
- 66 Immigration Records
- 4,096 Member Trees
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from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
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from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Fortna census records
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from the New York Passengers List
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from the New York Passenger Lists
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from 1881 UK Census Data
Fortna census records
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