Explore the Family Name Fuente

The meaning of Fuente

Spanish: topographic name from fuente ‘fount, spring’ (from Latin fons, genitive fontis), or a habitational name from any of numerous places in Spain named with this word. Compare De la Fuente and Lafuente. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Pedro, Alfredo, Ana, Carlos, Consuelo, Cristino, Digna, Domingo, Felipe, Jorge, Julio.

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How common is the last name Fuente in the United States?

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Fuente saw a slight decrease in popularity in the United States between 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was the 32,417th most popular surname in the country, but by 2010, it had fallen to the 35,721st position, amounting to a change of -10.19%. The actual count of individuals with this surname also declined from 669 to 629, a drop of roughly 6%. As a proportion per 100k people, the name Fuente went down from 0.25 to 0.21, marking a 16% decrease.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#32,417	#35,721	-10.19%
Count	669	629	-5.98%
Proportion per 100k	0.25	0.21	-16%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Fuente

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the surname Fuente, the Decennial U.S. Census shows that it is primarily identified as Hispanic. In 2000, approximately 84.01% of individuals with this surname were of Hispanic ethnicity. This percentage increased slightly to 84.58% by 2010. On the other hand, about 14.65% identified as White in 2000, which marginally decreased to 14.47% in 2010. There were negligible or no recorded instances of the surname among Asian/Pacific Islanders, those identifying with two or more races, Blacks, and American Indian and Alaskan Natives during both these years.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	84.01%	84.58%	0.68%
White	14.65%	14.47%	-1.23%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%