Lafuente History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Spain

Noble surnames, such as Lafuente, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the Spanish people. The original bearer of the name Lafuente, 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 Lafuente family originally lived in the region of Fuentes which is a place-name that means fountains.

Early Origins of the Lafuente family

The surname Lafuente was first found in Castile, an important Christian kingdom of the Middle Ages.

Early History of the Lafuente family

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Lafuente Spelling Variations

Spelling 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 Lafuente family

Notable bearers of the family name Lafuente 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...
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Lafuente migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Lafuente Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Ruperto LaFuente, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1855 1
Manuel LaFuente, who arrived in Puerto Rica in 1860 1
Alonsa De LaFuente, who landed in Spanish Main in 1872 1
Francisco LaFuente, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1875 1
Rodrigo Ae LaFuente, who arrived in Peru in 1879 1
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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)