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Fortune

in Mississippi

There are 193 people with the last name "Fortune" in Mississippi.

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Ranking in Mississippi

NameRank
Fortune 1,753
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  1. is 1,749th most common Boatner
  2. is 1,750th most common Crabtree
  3. is 1,751st most common Edmond
  4. is 1,752nd most common Essary
  5. is 1,753rd most common Fortune
  6. is 1,754th most common Gresham
  7. is 1,755th most common Thorne
  8. is 1,756th most common Veal
  9. is 1,757th most common Ash

Similar Names and Nicknames

Forte, Fortner, Fort, Fortin, Fortier, Fortenberry, Fortney, Fortson, Fortunato, Fortuna

Most Common First Names for Fortune

Dorothy, James, Steven, Allen, Jeff, Jerry, Mark, Mary, Michael, Richard

Meaning & History

English and French: nickname for a gambler or for someone considered fortunate or well favored, from Middle English, Old French fortune ‘chance’, ‘luck’. In some cases it may derive from the rare medieval personal name Fortune (Latin Fortunius).

French (Fortuné): from the personal name Fortuné, a vernacular form of the Late Latin personal name Fortunatus meaning ‘prosperous’, ‘happy’.

Scottish: habitational name from a place in Lothian, probably so named from Old English fōr ‘hog’, ‘pig’ + tūn ‘settlement’, ‘enclosure’; John de Fortun was servant to the abbot of Kelso c. 1200.

Recent Searches for "Fortune" in Mississippi

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Dorothy Fortune, MS (6 searches)
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