How common is the surname Fortson?

4,273 people in the United States had the surname Fortson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 72,255 Americans. It ranked 7,765th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Fortson?

Abby Ryder Fortson, American actress, followed by Courtney Fortson.

Where is the surname Fortson most common?

Wikidata records people named Fortson in the United States.

Is the surname Fortson getting more or less common?

More common. 4,079 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,273 in 2010, up 4.8%.

The surname Fortson

A surname, carried by 4,273 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex F632

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Fortson is more common than 95.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,273 people named Fortson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 72,255 Americans. That is up 4.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,079.

#7,765

rank among US surnames

4,273

people in 2010

1.4

per 100,000 Americans

+4.8%

change since 2000 (was #7,522)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,756	Morell	4,281	72,120
#7,758	Woodland	4,280	72,137
#7,759	Noyola	4,279	72,154
#7,760	Chenault	4,278	72,171
#7,761	Harner	4,277	72,187
#7,762	Bedwell	4,276	72,204
#7,763	DiMarco	4,275	72,221

Who is named Fortson

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

52% of people named Fortson identified as Black (not Hispanic), 41% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Black (not Hispanic) 52%
White (not Hispanic) 41%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.1%
Two or more races 2.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Fortsons

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Abby Ryder Fortson
American actress, born 2008
Courtney Fortson
American basketball player (born 1988)
Danny Fortson
American basketball player (born 1976)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Fortson

Fortson has the Soundex code F632, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code F632.

Questions

How common is the surname Fortson?: 4,273 people in the United States had the surname Fortson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 72,255 Americans. It ranked 7,765th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Fortson?: In the 2010 Census, 52% of people named Fortson identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 41% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Fortson?: Abby Ryder Fortson, American actress, followed by Courtney Fortson.
Where is the surname Fortson most common?: Wikidata records people named Fortson in the United States.
Is the surname Fortson getting more or less common?: More common. 4,079 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,273 in 2010, up 4.8%.