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Etymology of Fonte

What does the name Fonte mean?

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

Early Origins of the Fonte family

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

Early History of the Fonte family

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Fonte 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 Fonte family

Notable bearers of the family name Fonte 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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Migration of the Fonte family

Some 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 Fonte (post 1700) +

  • Rui Pedro da Rocha Fonte (b. 1990), Portuguese professional footballer
  • José Miguel da Rocha Fonte ComM (b. 1983), Portuguese professional footballer, member of the Portugal national team


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