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![Show Contents]() Fontes History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Noble surnames, such as Fontes, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the Spanish people. The original bearer of the name Fontes, which is a local surname, once lived, held land, or was born in the beautiful region of Spain. In Spain, hereditary surnames were adopted according to fairly general rules and during the late Middle Ages, names that were derived from localities became increasingly widespread. Local names originally denoted the proprietorship of the village or estate. Many Spanish local names reflect Arabic words or place-names because Spain was conquered by the Muslim Moors from the 8th to 12th centuries.The Fontes family originally lived in the region of Fuentes which is a place-name that means fountains. Early Origins of the Fontes familyThe surname Fontes was first found in Castile, an important Christian kingdom of the Middle Ages. Early History of the Fontes familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Fontes research. Another 113 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1185, 1576, 1640 and 1680 are included under the topic Early Fontes History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Fontes Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Fuentes, Fuente, de la Fuente, Fuentecilla, Fuéntez, Fuentez, Font, Fonte, Fontes, Fontecilla, Fontana, Fontano, Fontanal, Fontanales, Fontanals, Fontanella, Fontanet, Fontanillos and many more. Early Notables of the Fontes familyNotable bearers of the family name Fontes were Juan Pedro Fontanella (1576-1680), a Catalan judge and advocate, co-instigator of the Catalan Revolt of 1640; seventeenth century Spanish navigator Bartolomé Fuentes; seventeenth century Catalan lawyer and politician Joan Pere...
Another 37 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Fontes Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Fontes RankingIn the United States, the name Fontes is the 8,298th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Fontes is ranked the 5,594th most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 2 Migration of the Fontes familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Alonso de la Fuente, who sailed to America in 1513; Francisco de Fuentes, to America in 1527; Pedro Fuentes Manrique, to Peru in 1534 with a servant; Juan de la Fuente, to Cartagena in 1534.
| Contemporary Notables of the name Fontes (post 1700) | + |
- Lisa Aronson Fontes, American psychologist, author, and academic associated with the University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Robin Louise Fontes, United States Army major general
- Wayne Fontes (b. 1940), former American head coach of the National Football League's Detroit Lions from 1988 to 1996, NFL Coach of the Year Award (1991)
- Guilherme Machado Cardoso Fontes (b. 1967), Brazilian actor and director
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