Fountaine Surname
Approximately 2,238 people bear this surname
Fountaine Surname Definition:
(French) Dweller at, or near, a spouting spring.
Fountaine Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,717 | 1:211,100 | 20,629 |
| England | 265 | 1:210,257 | 18,075 |
| Canada | 80 | 1:460,570 | 39,784 |
| Australia | 60 | 1:449,928 | 35,109 |
| New Zealand | 38 | 1:119,166 | 14,967 |
| Ecuador | 36 | 1:441,829 | 10,328 |
| France | 11 | 1:6,038,429 | 280,838 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Dominica | 2 | 1:37,946 | 685 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 88 | 1:276,993 | 19,333 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 157 | 1:319,864 | 25,024 |
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.
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.
Fountaine Demographics
Average Fountaine Salary in
United States
$41,222 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Fountaine Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fountaine Come From? nationality or country of origin
Fountaine is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Fountaine? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 188,860th most widely held last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 3,256,276 people. The last name is primarily 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 frequently held first name internationally It is held by 26 people.
The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 1,717 people, or 1 in 211,100. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 15 percent reside, Massachusetts, where 7 percent reside and Michigan, where 6 percent reside. Aside from The United States it is found in 20 countries. It is also common in England, where 12 percent reside and Canada, where 4 percent reside.
Fountaine Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Fountaine has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fountaine last name 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 Fountaine are 2.94% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 56.17% being registered with the 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.
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