as a Last Name
- 7,678
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Fontana
Meaning & Origins
Italian, Spanish, and Catalan: topographic name for someone who lived near a spring, from Romance descendants of Late Latin fontana, a derivative of classical Latin fons, or in Italy possibly a habitational name from any of the numerous minor places named with this word. The surname is also established in Portugal, imported form Italy.
| 4,021st in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Fontenot, Fontaine, Fenton, Fontes, Fontanez, Fonte, Font, Fontanilla, Fontenette, Fontan
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 7,678
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- New York
- has the most people named Fontana per capita
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