Fort is used as a family name or surname in Italy, Germany, France, England. It is 4 characters long in length.
Fort is the form of Fortner. A combatant in a tilting match.
Descendant of Fort meaning "strong"; the strong man.
Fort is variant form of Ortiz. The son of Ordono meaning "the unfortunate".
French Le Fort. Strong, powerful.
Fort is a variant form of the Forty. Forty is used by the Scottish poet Douglas, in the sense of brave. French fort. Hence these names probably refer to the courage of their original owners.
How popular is Fort?
Fort is common in France, United States, Spain, England, Italy, Romania, Australia, Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Switzerland, Haiti, Canada, Uruguay, Russia, Venezuela, Peru.
Fort is ranked 17930 on our list.
Despite the fact that the number of Fort bearers increased by 2.75 per cent in 2010 US census to 8117 since 2000, the surname slipped by 231 spots and ranked at 4382. The last name was found in around 3 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.
Race | 2010 | 2000 |
---|---|---|
White | 62.22 | 65.04 |
Black | 31.02 | 30.44 |
Hispanic or Latino | 3.7 | 2.25 |
Others | 2.08 | 1.62 |
American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.53 | 0.27 |
Asian and Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander | 0.46 | 0.38 |



























































Immigrants to US
From Ireland
During the great famine, 28 years old workman John Fort who was residing in Ireland migrated to USA on June 26, 1849 by Argyle put out from Liverpool. Margt. Fort, aged 28, Immigrant David Fort, are others that migrated to US.
From Italy
25 years old blacksmith Dominique Fort who was residing in Italy migrated to Philadelphia on October 9, 1876 by Nederland put out from Antwerp. Farmer Giottini Fort, are others that migrated to US.
From Germany
Jules-Fr. Fort worked as farmer and hailed from France. 42 years old embarked for New York from Havre on Leonidas and arrived on June 12, 1852. Marianne Fort, 30 years old U Fort, Francois Fort (56) Farmer, Servant Lessi Fort, Johann Fort (31) Locksmith, 26 years old Lisette Fort, Anna Fort, Catharine Fort (37) Farmer, and 23 other Fort around 53.85% of whom were farmer while others worked as merchant and laborer migrated to US from Havre, Antwerp, Liverpool & Queenstown and Rotterdam.
Fort Namesakes
- Gertrud von Le Fort, German writer of novels, poems and essays
- Matthew Fort, British food writer and critic
- Pierre Grimod du Fort, fermier général and art collector under Louis XV
- Charles Fort, American writer and researcher
- Paul Fort, French poet associated with the Symbolist movement
- John Franklin Fort, American Republican Party politician,
- Syvilla Fort, American dancer, choreographer, and dance teacher
- George Franklin Fort, physician, politician, judge
- Cornelia Fort, United States aviator
- Garrett Fort, American short story writer, playwright
- Vincent Fort, former state Senator
- Greenbury L. Fort, U.S. Representative from Illinois
- Franklin William Fort, U.S. Representative from New Jersey
- René Le Fort, French surgeon
Fort Namesakes
- Gertrud von Le Fort, German writer of novels, poems and essays
- Matthew Fort, British food writer and critic
- Pierre Grimod du Fort, fermier général and art collector under Louis XV
- Charles Fort, American writer and researcher
- Paul Fort, French poet associated with the Symbolist movement
- John Franklin Fort, American Republican Party politician,
- Syvilla Fort, American dancer, choreographer, and dance teacher
- George Franklin Fort, physician, politician, judge
- Cornelia Fort, United States aviator
- Garrett Fort, American short story writer, playwright
- Vincent Fort, former state Senator
- Greenbury L. Fort, U.S. Representative from Illinois
- Franklin William Fort, U.S. Representative from New Jersey
- René Le Fort, French surgeon