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Fortune

in West Virginia

There are 60 people with the last name "Fortune" in West Virginia.

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Ranking in West Virginia

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Fortune 3,331
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  1. is 3,327th most common Earley
  2. is 3,328th most common Farrar
  3. is 3,329th most common Fogus
  4. is 3,330th most common Forquer
  5. is 3,331st most common Fortune
  6. is 3,332nd most common Fulk
  7. is 3,333rd most common Grandstaff
  8. is 3,334th most common Grooms
  9. is 3,335th most common Grounds

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Fortune

Paul, Anthony, Kenneth, Danny, Jack, Michael, Sharon, William, Amanda, Annetta

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 West Virginia

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Paul Fortune, WV (5 searches)
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