How common is the surname Fontaine?

11,901 people in the United States had the surname Fontaine in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 25,943 Americans. It ranked 3,012th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Fontaine?

Joan Fontaine, British actress (1917–2013), followed by Lilian Fontaine.

Where is the surname Fontaine most common?

Wikidata records people named Fontaine in the United Kingdom and the United States.

Is the surname Fontaine getting more or less common?

More common. 11,542 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 11,901 in 2010, up 3.1%.

The surname Fontaine

A French surname, carried by 11,901 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex F535

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Fontaine is more common than 98.1% of them.

Origin

French origin

Borrowed from French Fontaine. Doublet of Fontana.

One of 791 French surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 11,901 people named Fontaine in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 25,943 Americans. That is up 3.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 11,542.

#3,012

rank among US surnames

11,901

people in 2010

4.0

per 100,000 Americans

+3.1%

change since 2000 (was #2,856)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,003	Gilman	11,946	25,845
#3,004	Cecil	11,941	25,856
#3,005	France	11,937	25,865
#3,007	Greenfield	11,922	25,897
#3,008	Mize	11,908	25,928
#3,010	Cotter	11,904	25,936
#3,011	New	11,903	25,938

Who is named Fontaine

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

84% of people named Fontaine identified as white (not Hispanic), 9.7% as Black (not Hispanic) and 4.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 84%
Black (not Hispanic) 9.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.0%
Two or more races 1.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Fontaines

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Joan Fontaine
British actress (1917–2013)
Lilian Fontaine
British actress (1886-1975)
Eddie Fontaine
American actor and singer (1927-1992)

Notable Fontaines come mostly from the United Kingdom (2) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Fontaine

Fontaine has the Soundex code F535, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code F535.

Other French surnames

All 791 French surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Fontaine come from?: Borrowed from French Fontaine. Doublet of Fontana.
How common is the surname Fontaine?: 11,901 people in the United States had the surname Fontaine in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 25,943 Americans. It ranked 3,012th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Fontaine?: In the 2010 Census, 84% of people named Fontaine identified as white (not Hispanic), and 9.7% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Fontaine?: Joan Fontaine, British actress (1917–2013), followed by Lilian Fontaine.
Where is the surname Fontaine most common?: Wikidata records people named Fontaine in the United Kingdom and the United States.
Is the surname Fontaine getting more or less common?: More common. 11,542 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 11,901 in 2010, up 3.1%.