How common is the surname Fortuna?

3,606 people in the United States had the surname Fortuna in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 85,620 Americans. It ranked 9,064th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Fortuna?

In the 2010 Census, 70% of people named Fortuna identified as white (not Hispanic), and 24% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Fortuna?

Hoji Fortuna, Angolan and Portuguese actor.

Where is the surname Fortuna most common?

Wikidata records people named Fortuna in Portugal.

Is the surname Fortuna getting more or less common?

More common. 3,209 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,606 in 2010, up 12%.

The surname Fortuna

A surname, carried by 3,606 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex F635

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Fortuna is more common than 94.4% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,606 people named Fortuna in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 85,620 Americans. That is up 12% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,209.

#9,064

rank among US surnames

3,606

people in 2010

1.2

per 100,000 Americans

+12.4%

change since 2000 (was #9,325)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,058	Wiggs	3,608	85,572
#9,061	Snavely	3,607	85,596
#9,064	Persons	3,606	85,620
#9,066	Lindo	3,605	85,644
#9,068	Frith	3,604	85,667
#9,073	Roan	3,603	85,691

Who is named Fortuna

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

70% of people named Fortuna identified as white (not Hispanic), 24% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.9% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 70%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 24%
Asian and Pacific Islander 2.9%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.3%
Two or more races 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Fortunas

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Hoji Fortuna
Angolan and Portuguese actor, born 1974

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Fortuna

Fortuna has the Soundex code F635, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code F635.

Questions

How common is the surname Fortuna?: 3,606 people in the United States had the surname Fortuna in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 85,620 Americans. It ranked 9,064th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Fortuna?: In the 2010 Census, 70% of people named Fortuna identified as white (not Hispanic), and 24% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Fortuna?: Hoji Fortuna, Angolan and Portuguese actor.
Where is the surname Fortuna most common?: Wikidata records people named Fortuna in Portugal.
Is the surname Fortuna getting more or less common?: More common. 3,209 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,606 in 2010, up 12%.