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

Lafuente, 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 Lafuente surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Lafuente in America

Lafuente is the 26727th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Lafuente surname appeared 911 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 Lafuente.

We can also compare 2010 data for Lafuente 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 Lafuente

The surname LAFUENTE is of Spanish origin, originating in the regions of Aragon and Catalonia. It is derived from the Spanish word "fuente," meaning "fountain" or "spring," with the prefix "la" meaning "the." This suggests that the name may have initially referred to someone who lived near a prominent fountain or spring.

The earliest known recorded instances of the surname LAFUENTE date back to the 13th century. In 1284, a document from the town of Huesca in Aragon mentions a Pedro LAFUENTE as a local landowner. Similarly, a 1297 record from the town of Lleida in Catalonia references a Jaume LAFUENTE, a merchant.

Throughout the Middle Ages and Renaissance, the LAFUENTE surname appeared in various historical records and documents across Aragon and Catalonia. One notable example is the 15th-century Spanish poet and scholar Juan LAFUENTE, who was born in Zaragoza around 1420 and served as a court poet to King Juan II of Aragon.

In the 16th century, the LAFUENTE family established a notable presence in the town of Calatayud, located in the province of Zaragoza. Martín LAFUENTE, born in 1522, was a prominent jurist and legal scholar who authored several influential treatises on Spanish law.

During the Spanish Golden Age, the LAFUENTE surname was also associated with the arts. Miguel LAFUENTE, born in 1587 in Barcelona, was a renowned painter and sculptor who contributed to the decoration of several churches and palaces throughout Catalonia.

In the 19th century, the LAFUENTE name gained recognition with the historian Modesto LAFUENTE, born in 1806 in Rabanal de los Caballeros, León. He wrote extensively on Spanish history, including his monumental work "Historia General de España" (General History of Spain), published between 1850 and 1867.

Another notable figure was the Spanish politician and diplomat Guillermo LAFUENTE, born in 1868 in Zaragoza. He served as the Spanish ambassador to several countries, including France and Italy, in the early 20th century.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Lafuente

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

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

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