Fon Surname History

Origins Available:
France

Early Origins of the Fon family

The surname Fon was first found in Languedoc, where the family held a family seat since ancient times.

Early History of the Fon family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Fon research. Another 259 words (18 lines of text) covering the years 1096, 1284, 1288, 1339, 1514, 1530, 1563, 1699, 1700 and 1703 are included under the topic Early Fon History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Fon Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Fonds, Fonts, Fond, Fons, Fondes, Fontes, Fondy, De Fondes, De Fonds, De Fonts, De Fontes, Les Fonds, Le Fond, Les Fondes, Des Fonds, Delafond, Delfont and many more.

Early Notables of the Fon family

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Fon migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Fon Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

John Fon, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1813 1
John L. Fon, aged 35, settled in New Orleans in 1820
Vicente Fon, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1860 1
Juan Fon, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1886 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Fon (post 1700) +

Fon Deskins, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate in primary for Kentucky State House of Representatives 93rd District, 1973 2

Citations +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2017, April 12) Fon Deskins. Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html