Last Name FONTAINE

Summary/Contribute


Meaning Not available
Origin Jewish, Spanish, French, Chilean, Haitian, Creole, Austrian, Belgian, Hungarian, Moroccan

Rank 2,856 (2000 US census) 2,470 (1990 US census)
Count 11,542 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 86.19%, or 9948 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 8.59%, or 991 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.52%, or 60 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.25%, or 29 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.55%, or 179 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 2.9%, or 335 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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