Family name origins & meanings
- Spanish : habitational name from any of the numerous places in Spain named with fuente ‘spring’, ‘well’ (Latin fons, genitive fontis), as for example Fuente Álamo (in Albacete, Jaén, Córdoba, and Murcia provinces), Fuente del Maestre (Badajoz), or Fuente Palmera (Córdoba). This is one of the most common Spanish place name elements.