Find out how popular the last name Fonville is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Fonville.

Fonville, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Fonville surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Fonville in America

Fonville is the 14824th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Fonville surname appeared 2,000 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Fonville.

We can also compare 2010 data for Fonville to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Fonville

The surname Fonville is believed to have originated in France, likely during the medieval period. It is thought to be derived from the Old French words "fons" or "font," meaning spring or fountain, and "ville," meaning town or village. This suggests that the name may have initially referred to a person who lived near a spring or a town with a notable water source.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Fonville can be found in the Domesday Book, a comprehensive record of landowners and their holdings in England commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1086. This entry indicates that the name was present in England shortly after the Norman Conquest, possibly brought over by French settlers or Norman nobles.

During the 13th century, there are mentions of a family named Fonville in the records of the Duchy of Burgundy, located in what is now eastern France. This suggests that the name may have originated in this region before spreading to other parts of Europe.

In the 14th century, a notable figure named Jean de Fonville was a prominent lawyer and magistrate in the city of Dijon, the capital of the Duchy of Burgundy. He was born around 1320 and served as the president of the Parlement of Burgundy, a high court of justice, in the latter part of his life.

Another significant individual bearing the Fonville name was Guillaume de Fonville, a French military commander who fought in the Hundred Years' War between England and France in the 15th century. He was born around 1390 and is remembered for his role in the defense of the city of Rouen against the English forces in 1418.

In the 16th century, the name Fonville appears in the records of the city of Amiens, located in northern France. This may indicate that the name had spread to different regions of the country by this point in time.

The Fonville surname can also be found in various historical records and documents from other parts of Europe, such as the Netherlands and Germany, suggesting that the name may have been adopted or adapted by families in these regions over time.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Fonville

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Fonville.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Fonville was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Fonville has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Fonville was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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