Place
Fuentes surname meaning
A Spanish topographic or habitational surname from fuentes, “springs” or “fountains.”
The short story
Fuentes is a Spanish surname from fuentes, the plural of fuente, “spring” or “fountain.” It could describe a family living near springs or come from one of the many Spanish places named Fuentes or built with that word. De la Fuente and Fuente are related forms, while Fuentez is a documented altered spelling. Because many localities contain springs, separate families could receive the surname independently. Place is the high-confidence catalog type: the geographic and topographic reference is clear, even though the surname alone cannot identify which spring or village belonged to a particular Fuentes line.
Also seen as: Fuente, Fuentes, De la Fuente, Fuentez
Sources used
- Ancestry, Dictionary of American Family Names entry 'Fuentes' (Spanish springs and place-name origin)
- Geneanet, 'Fuentes' surname entry (topographic and habitational origin)
- Names2020_LastNames_RaceHispanic_Top1000.xlsx (2020 Census)