# Delafuente (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/delafuente/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Spanish.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Spanish |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 6,996 |
| US rank (2010) | 5,021 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 44,132 people |
| Change since 2000 | +31% (5,324 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish de la Fuente.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Delafuente in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 7.3% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 87% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 5.0% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.1% |
| Two or more races | 0.5% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Delafuente in the United States, Argentina and Spain.

## People named Delafuente

- Konrad de la Fuente, American soccer player
- Joel de la Fuente, American actor
- Juan de la Fuente, Argentine sailor
- Hernán de la Fuente, Argentine footballer
- Miguel de la Fuente, association football player

## Similar surnames

Delapena, Delfin, Delfino, Dolphin, Delpino.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.