as a Last Name
- 10,275
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Fortune
Meaning & Origins
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).
| 3,021st in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 10,275
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- District of Columbia
- has the most people named Fortune per capita
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