Fortuna History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Fortuna family

The surname Fortuna was first found in the Rhineland, where this family was a prominent contributor to the development of the district from ancient times. Always influential in social affairs, the name Fort became an integral part of that turbulent region as it forged alliances with other families within the region and the nation.

Early History of the Fortuna family

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Fortuna Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Fort, Forte, Forten, Fortern, Fortberger, Forteau, Fortema, Fortemps, Forter, Fortin, Fortner, Forton and many more.

Early Notables of the Fortuna family

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Fortuna Ranking

In the United States, the name Fortuna is the 9,449^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Fortuna migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Fortuna Settlers in United States in the 16th Century

Jeronima Fortuna, who settled in New Granada in 1553-1554

Fortuna Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

M Fortuna, aged 23, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1831 2
Peter Fortuna, who arrived in Savanna(h), Georgia in 1856 2
Peter Fortuna, who arrived in Savannah, Georgia in 1856
Francisco Fortuna, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1868 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Fortuna (post 1700) +

Diana Fortuna (b. 1956), American businesswoman, Chief Financial Officer of the Metropolitan Opera
Brian Fortuna (b. 1982), American professional ballroom dancer, choreographer and instructor
Wojciech Fortuna (b. 1957), former Polish Gold Medal-winning ski jumper

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)