Last name: FORTIER
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Last name frequency
FORTIER : This last name is indexed 437,207 times on Geneanet!Origin of last name
FORTIER : French:: 1: occupational name for someone employed at a fortress or castle from an agent derivative of Old French fort ‘stronghold’ (from the adjective fort ‘strong’).2: variant of Forestier derived from forêt ‘forest’. Compare Forkey.
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