Fortuin is a Dutch and Afrikaans surname. Though meaning "fortune" in Dutch, the name usually appears derived from the French surname Fortin ("small fort").Fortuin at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands Variant spellings are Fortuijn and Fortuyn, each pronounced in Dutch. People with this surname include:

Aston Fortuin (born 1996), South African rugby player Bevin Fortuin (1979–2025), South African rugby player Bjorn Fortuin (born 1994), South African cricketer (born 1940 ), Dutch mathematician; the "F" in the FKG inequality and the FK cluster modelC.M. Fortuin, On the random-cluster model, PhD dissertation with Pieter Kasteleyn, Leiden, 1971 Clyde Fortuin (born 1995), South African cricketer Gregory Fortuin, South African businessman in Australia and New Zealand Harold Fortuin (born 1964), American composer and pianist (born 1959), Dutch sculptor and installation artist Nicole Fortuin (born 1992, South African actress Pim Fortuijn, later Pim Fortuyn (1948–2002), Dutch social scientist and politician

See also Fortuyn (disambiguation)

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