Fortner Family History
Fortner Name Meaning
German: variant (also Förtner) or Americanized form of Pförtner an occupational name for the gatekeeper of a walled town or city or the doorkeeper in a great house castle or monastery Middle High German phortenaere (from Latin porta ‘door gate’). Compare English Porter .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022