as a Last Name
- 18,922
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Fontenot
Meaning & Origins
French: from a diminutive of fontane ‘spring’, ‘fountain’. Written Fonteneau, Fonteneault in French Canada, this is a secondary surname of Desmoulins, Dumoulin, frequently found in English as Miller. Fontenot is common in LA.
| 1,635th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 18,922
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Louisiana
- has the most people named Fontenot per capita
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