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

Fuentez, 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 Fuentez surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Fuentez in America

Fuentez is the 14986th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Fuentez surname appeared 1,972 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 Fuentez.

We can also compare 2010 data for Fuentez 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 Fuentez

The surname Fuentez has its origins in Spain and dates back to the medieval period. It is a locational surname, derived from the Spanish word "fuente," meaning "fountain" or "spring." This suggests that the name likely originated in an area with a notable fountain or natural spring.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Fuentez can be found in the Repartimiento de Sevilla, a document from the 13th century that recorded the distribution of land and property in the city of Seville after its conquest by the Christian forces in 1248. This document mentions several individuals with the surname Fuentez, indicating that the name was already well-established in the region at that time.

During the 14th century, the name Fuentez appeared in various historical records from the Kingdom of Aragon, suggesting that the family had spread to other parts of Spain. One notable figure from this period was Rodrigo de Fuentez, a prominent merchant and landowner who lived in the city of Valencia in the late 1300s.

In the 15th century, the name Fuentez gained further prominence with the birth of Juan de Fuentez (1436-1503), a renowned Spanish artist and sculptor who worked on several important commissions for the Catholic Monarchs, including the royal tombs in the Capilla Real in Granada.

Another notable individual with the surname Fuentez was Diego Fuentez (1520-1587), a Spanish explorer and navigator who accompanied Hernán Cortés on his expedition to Mexico in 1519. Fuentez played a crucial role in the conquest of the Aztec Empire and later served as a colonial administrator in New Spain.

In the 17th century, the name Fuentez appeared in records from the Spanish colonies in the Americas, indicating that members of the family had participated in the colonization efforts. One such individual was Pedro de Fuentez (1615-1688), a Spanish colonist who settled in what is now Peru and established a successful mining operation.

Other notable individuals with the surname Fuentez include Juana Fuentez (1670-1745), a Spanish playwright and poet who gained recognition for her works in the Golden Age of Spanish literature, and Miguel Fuentez (1785-1847), a prominent military officer who fought in the Spanish American wars of independence.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Fuentez

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

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

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