How common is the surname Fontes?

4,478 people in the United States had the surname Fontes in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 68,947 Americans. It ranked 7,437th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Fontes?

In the 2010 Census, 53% of people named Fontes identified as white (not Hispanic), and 30% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Fontes?

Guilherme Fontes, Brazilian actor.

Where is the surname Fontes most common?

Wikidata records people named Fontes in Brazil.

Is the surname Fontes getting more or less common?

More common. 3,751 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,478 in 2010, up 19%.

The surname Fontes

A surname, carried by 4,478 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex F532

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Fontes is more common than 95.4% of them.

Origin

A surname

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,478 people named Fontes in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 68,947 Americans. That is up 19% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,751.

#7,437

rank among US surnames

4,478

people in 2010

1.5

per 100,000 Americans

+19.4%

change since 2000 (was #8,139)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,431	Conard	4,482	68,886
#7,433	Astorga	4,481	68,901
#7,434	Firestone	4,480	68,916
#7,437	Deel	4,478	68,947
#7,441	Warrington	4,477	68,963

Who is named Fontes

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

53% of people named Fontes identified as white (not Hispanic), 30% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 11% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 53%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 30%
Black (not Hispanic) 11%
Two or more races 3.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Fontess

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Guilherme Fontes
Brazilian actor, born 1967

Questions

How common is the surname Fontes?: 4,478 people in the United States had the surname Fontes in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 68,947 Americans. It ranked 7,437th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Fontes?: In the 2010 Census, 53% of people named Fontes identified as white (not Hispanic), and 30% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Fontes?: Guilherme Fontes, Brazilian actor.
Where is the surname Fontes most common?: Wikidata records people named Fontes in Brazil.
Is the surname Fontes getting more or less common?: More common. 3,751 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,478 in 2010, up 19%.