The Fortunato Family Name

Ancestors listed as Fortunato are often found as Fortuna a generation earlier. The name is generally explained as “Fortune, luck”.

Family crest and blazon

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Fortunato and Fortuna

Fortunato is built on the same root as Fortuna, with the ending -to. Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms.

In the 2010 US Census, 4,047 Americans gave Fortunato as their last name (rank 8,201). Spain's INE counts 373 residents with Fortunato as first surname and 264 with it as second. Get the complete Fortunato report, with a museum-style coat of arms.