Fountaine Surname

188,860th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,238 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Dominica

Fountaine Surname Definition:

(French) Dweller at, or near, a spouting spring.

Fountaine Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7171:211,10020,629
England2651:210,25718,075
Canada801:460,57039,784
Australia601:449,92835,109
New Zealand381:119,16614,967
Ecuador361:441,82910,328
France111:6,038,429280,838
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Dominica21:37,946685
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Malta11:430,2723,380
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England881:276,99319,333
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1571:319,86425,024

Fountaine (26) may also be a first name.

Fountaine Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French) Dweller at, or near, a spouting spring.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Or De Fonte. Norman, Peter, William De Fonte, and seven others, of Normandy, 1180-95, eight others of the name, 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). Twenty-six of the name occur in England c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum); after which the name was translated into ‘Fountain’ and Spring.

The Norman People (1874)

Fountaine Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Fountaine Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Fountaine is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fountaine? popularity and diffusion

The surname Fountaine is the 188,860th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,256,276 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 74 percent of Fountaine reside; 72 percent reside in North America and 72 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Fountaine is also the 2,084,397th most numerous first name internationally It is held by 26 people.

The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 1,717 people, or 1 in 211,100. In The United States Fountaine is most frequent in: California, where 15 percent reside, Massachusetts, where 7 percent reside and Michigan, where 6 percent reside. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 20 countries. It is also found in England, where 12 percent reside and Canada, where 4 percent reside.

Fountaine Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fountaine has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fountaine surname increased 1,094 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 301 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 167 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fountaine Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fountaine last name are 2.94% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 56.17% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Fountaine earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 9.35% more than the national average, earning R 259,848 per year; in United States they earn 4.47% less than the national average, earning $41,222 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.51% less than the national average, earning $48,932 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fountainee951/
Fountainez951/
Founttaine950/
Fontaine94105,163/
Fountain9433,402/
Fountine943/
Funtaine942/
Fountane941/
Fontaines89296/
Fontainez8951/
Fontainne896/
Fountayne894/
Fonttaine892/
Fountaiin892/
Fountanez892/
Fountanie892/
Fauntaine892/
Fontaiine892/
Foundtain891/
Founhtain891/
Fonntaine891/
Fontainge891/
Fontainie891/
Fontaione891/
Fointaine891/
Fontaaine891/
Fontainer891/
Fountanet891/
Fountiner890/
Fontane88768/
Fontain88527/
Funtane8883/
Fontine8871/
Fountan887/
Funtain884/
Fointaines841/
Fontaineaz841/
D'Fontaine841/
Fontanez8210,314/
Fontanet823,343/
Fontanes82633/
Fontange82289/
Fontayne82256/
Fontanie82240/
Fontagne82228/
Fontaina82224/
Fontijne82200/
Fonteine82147/
Fontaney8295/
Funtanet8274/
Fountana8253/
Fontanne8251/
Fantaine8221/
Fondtain829/
Fountein828/
Fontaner827/
Fauntain825/
Fontaini823/
Fontineu823/
Fomtaine822/
Fontaned822/
Fontinez822/
Fontoine822/
Fountang822/
Fountien821/
Fountoin821/
Fointain821/
Fontainn821/
Fontanei821/
Fontinet821/
Funtanes821/
Fontinie821/
Fontaneu821/
Fontaune821/
Fontiene821/
Fontanea821/
Fontinei821/
Fontines821/
Fonntain820/
Fontiner820/
Fontuine820/
Fauntane820/
Fountuin820/
Fountaim820/
Fontan8011,408/
Funtan8044/
Fonteijne7891/
Fontignie7866/
Fonteiner7823/
Fontagnes7820/
Fontaynes7813/
Fontangne786/
Fontaness785/
Fountoing783/
Fontannez782/
Faintaine781/
Fountanyi781/
Fontijene781/
Fontaagne781/
Fontagney781/
Fontainés781/
Fontannes781/
Fountehan781/
Fontana75124,449/
Fontani753,066/
Fontein751,113/
Fontijn75773/
Fontini75416/
Fantine75217/
Fontany75195/
Fontant75122/
Fontang7591/
Fantane7541/
Fontoin7539/
Fontiny7521/
Fontyne7520/
Fontaim759/
Fantain758/
Fontané758/
Fontene754/
Funtané754/
Fontayn753/
Fontien753/
Fontand751/
Funtana751/
Fontuin751/
Fontêne751/
Feuntan751/
Funtang751/
Funtini751/
Fountam750/
Vontine750/
Fontean750/
Fundtaunet7410/
Fontainová741/
Fontaneová741/
Fantainesh741/
Fonteyne711,876/
Fonteijn71460/
Fonteina71445/
Fontaiña71375/
Fontanyi71148/
Fontinoy71113/
Fontanay7197/
Fontánez7196/
Fontanna7192/
Fontijon7188/
Fontenet7181/
Fantinet7153/
Fonteney7135/
Fontañez7126/
Fontenez7121/
Fontenai7118/
Fontaniy7116/
Fantanez718/
Fointein717/
Fonthang715/
Fauntein714/
Founteni714/
Fonntana713/
Fontenes713/
Fontanis712/
Fonttana712/
Fountena712/
Faintain712/
Fonthina712/
Fontanés712/
Fanthine712/
Fantaina711/
Funtinha711/
Fontanio711/
Fontanni711/
Phontain711/
Fantanes711/
Fanthane711/
Pfuntein711/
Funteing711/
Fontegne711/
Fontoing711/
Fontègne711/
Fontéyne711/
Fontaìna711/
Foumtang711/
Founteun711/
Feuntang711/
Fonteini711/
Fontieni711/
Fontanai711/
Fauntoin710/
Fontenea710/
Famtaine710/
Fanntain710/
Fantanesh6720,122/
Fantahune671,932/
Fontán67184/
Fantan67107/
Fontinois6736/
Fontenett6731/
Fontanova6727/
Fontenais6725/
Fontam6718/
Fontannay6711/
Fontanová6710/
Vontan676/
Fontannyi676/
Fantainha674/
Fantassin674/
Phontasin674/
Funtán673/
Fontàn673/
Fontanais673/
Fonteynes672/
Fontanych671/
Fonteyang671/
Fontanowa671/
Feunteune671/
Phonthain671/
Phonthane671/
Phuntanee671/

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