About the Fortin surname
The surname Fortin has a primarily toponymic formation. Fortin is a diminutive of the French word for “fort” and may refer to a small fortified place or a descriptive nickname. In this type of surname, the name first located a person in relation to a place before becoming hereditary. Families bearing the same surname may nevertheless come from different places when more than one locality produced a similar name.
Pronunciation:
For-tin/fɔʁtɛ̃/