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

Fuente, 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 Fuente surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Fuente in America

Fuente is the 35721st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Fuente surname appeared 629 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Fuente.

We can also compare 2010 data for Fuente 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 Fuente

The surname FUENTE originated in Spain during medieval times. It is derived from the Spanish word "fuente" meaning "fountain" or "spring". The name likely referred to someone who lived near a natural spring or water source.

FUENTE is found in some of Spain's oldest records and documents from the 12th century. For example, the name appears in the Becerro de las Behetrías from 1352, which was a register of landholdings and properties in Castile.

One of the earliest recorded bearers of the FUENTE surname was Pedro de la Fuente, a knight who fought in the Reconquista against the Moors in the 13th century. Another early notable person was Alonso de la Fuente, a Spanish explorer born around 1490 who accompanied Hernán Cortés on his expedition to Mexico.

The FUENTE name is also associated with several place names in Spain, such as Fuente del Maestre in Extremadura, and Fuentelencina in Guadalajara. These places likely took their names from local springs or fountains. The surname may have originated from any of these locations.

Over time, the spelling of the name evolved to include variations like Fonte, Fontana, and Fontaine in other Romance languages. Famous bearers of these variants include the Italian Renaissance artist Prospero Fontana (1512-1597), and the French writer Jean de La Fontaine (1621-1695).

Other notable individuals with the FUENTE surname throughout history include the Spanish painter Juan de la Fuente (1537-1604), the Chilean revolutionary Ramón Fuente (1773-1841), and the Mexican actor Pedro Armendáriz de la Fuente (1912-1963).

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Fuente

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

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 Fuente 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 Fuente 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 Fuente was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

If you have a correction or suggestion to improve the history of Fuente, please contact us.

Reference this page

We spend a lot of resources downloading, cleaning, merging, and formatting the data that is shown on the site.

If you found the data or information on this page useful in your research, please use the tool below to properly cite or reference Name Census as the source. We appreciate your support!