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Early Origins of the Fonda family

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

Early History of the Fonda family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Fonda research. Another 160 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1266, 1670, 1705, 1751 and 1828 are included under the topic Early Fonda History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Fonda Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Fondeville, Fondevilles, Fond de Ville, Fonds de Ville, Fond de Villes, Font de Ville, Fons de Ville, Font de Villes, Fons de Villes, Deville, de Ville and many more.

Early Notables of the Fonda family

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United States Fonda migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Fonda Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • Gillis Fonda, who arrived in New York in 1646 1
  • Mary Fonda, who landed in Maryland in 1648 1
  • Ellis Douwese Fonda, who landed in New York in 1651 1
  • Jan Douwesz Fonda, aged 13, who landed in New York in 1681 1
Fonda Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Chris Yates Fonda, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1813 1
  • D S Fonda, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1851 1
  • Pedro Fonda, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1872 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Fonda (post 1700) +

  • Jane Seymour Fonda (b. 1937), American two-time Academy Award-winning, four-time Golden Globe Award winning and Primetime Emmy Award winning, actress, writer, political activist, recipient of an AFI Life Achievement Award, daughter of Henry Fonda
  • Peter Henry Fonda (1940-2019), American two-time Golden Globe Award winning actor, best known for his starring role in Easy Rider, son of Henry Fonda
  • Henry James Fonda (1905-1982), American Academy Award winning actor, named the sixth-Greatest Male Star of All Time by the American Film Institute
  • Fonda Metassa (d. 2018), Australian former rugby league footballer who played for Queensland in 1966


  1. 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)


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