Fortnum
English
Alternative forms
- Fortnam
Etymology
From Old French fort (“strong”) + anon (“young foal”), probably a nickname of some sort.
Proper noun
Fortnum (plural Fortnums)
- A surname, from Old French.
Statistics
- According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Fortnum is the 22108th most common surname in England, belonging to 195 individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Fortnum”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN