The surname Fonseca
A Spanish surname, carried by 25,863 people in the United States.
3 syllables Soundex F522
Origin
Spanish origin
Borrowed from Spanish and Portuguese Fonseca.
One of 992 Spanish surnames on this site.
Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 25,863 people named Fonseca in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 11,938 Americans. That is up 33% since 2000, when the Census counted 19,513.
Who is named Fonseca
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
78% of people named Fonseca identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 18% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as Black (not Hispanic).
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 78%
- White (not Hispanic) 18%
- Black (not Hispanic) 2.0%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 1.1%
- Two or more races 0.8%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%
Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.
Famous Fonsecas
15 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Lyndsy FonsecaAmerican actress, born 1987
- Rubem FonsecaBrazilian writer and screenwriter (1925–2020)
- João FonsecaBrazilian tennis player (born 2006)
- Hermógenes FonsecaBrazilian footballer, born 1908
- Juninho FonsecaBrazilian footballer, born 1958
- Manuel Pinto da Fonseca68th Prince and Grand Master of the Order of Saint John, 1681–1773
- Irene FonsecaAmerican mathematician, born 1956
- Leandro FonsecaBrazilian footballer, born 1975
- Adélia FonsecaBrazilian poet, pianist and painter (1827-1920)
- Isabel FonsecaAmerican writer, born 1963
- Francis FonsecaBelizean statesman and diplomat, born 1967
- Ademilde FonsecaBrazilian singer (1921-2012)
Notable Fonsecas come mostly from Brazil (10), the United States (3) and the Kingdom of Portugal (1).
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Questions
- Where does the surname Fonseca come from?
- Borrowed from Spanish and Portuguese Fonseca.
- How common is the surname Fonseca?
- 25,863 people in the United States had the surname Fonseca in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 11,938 Americans. It ranked 1,363rd of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Fonseca?
- In the 2010 Census, 78% of people named Fonseca identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 18% as white (not Hispanic).
- Who is the most famous person named Fonseca?
- Lyndsy Fonseca, American actress, followed by Rubem Fonseca.
- Where is the surname Fonseca most common?
- Wikidata records people named Fonseca in Brazil, the United States and the Kingdom of Portugal and 1 other country.
- Is the surname Fonseca getting more or less common?
- More common. 19,513 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 25,863 in 2010, up 33%.