Font is used as a family name or surname in Spain, England. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Font
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Spain, England
Meaning:

Latin fous, a spring. De Fonte, Ad Fontem. Hundred Rolls.

Font is a variant form of Fontana. Dweller at, or near, a spring.

How popular is Font?

Font is common in Spain, France, United States, Cuba, Argentina, Venezuela, Andorra, Dominican Republic, Uruguay, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Hungary, Brazil, Guatemala, Chile, Egypt, England, Romania, Portugal.

Font is ranked 16891 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Fonts grew by 26.36 per cent to 2138 since 2000 and ranked 14070 after elevating 1735 spots. The last name was found in around 7 per million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Hispanic or Latino 62.16 59.93
White 33.44 34.63
Black 2.48 2.66
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 1.03 1.54
Others 0.65 0
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.23 0
Font is quite popular family name mostly used in Spain however Andorra is ahead in terms of density. Around 32894 people have been found who wears Font as their family name. Font is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Font:
314 Spain17,449
Countries with thousands of Font:
2,141 France3,513
15,280 United States2,445
581 Cuba2,277
1,676 Argentina2,152
Countries with hundreds of Font:
1,852 Venezuela996
10 Andorra774
1,368 Dominican Republic501
1,260 Uruguay306
8,290 Mexico287
666 Puerto Rico203
5,319 Hungary197
38,580 Brazil194
2,758 Guatemala194
3,844 Chile172
32,813 Egypt153
29,452 England126
18,230 Romania113
4,850 Portugal104
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
118,830 Thailand98
33,859 Canada97
1,297 Costa Rica78
34,881 Netherlands59
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
149,374 Philippines29
134,833 Germany29
4,800 Panama27
27,273 Switzerland23
66,405 Australia22
12,618 Ecuador22
3,514 New Caledonia21
98,106 Italy21
97,520 Turkey20
311,782 Russia16
6,463 Paraguay15
25,890 New Zealand15
63,831 Zimbabwe15
14,969 Wales12
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
30,726 Qatar9
18,838 Colombia9
10,125 China7
98,400 Belgium7
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Immigrants to US

From Germany

Maria-A. Font was 29 years old when she migrated to United States on January 13, 1870. She lived in France where she worked as spinster and took Idaho from Liverpool & Queenstown. James Font (24), Michal Font, aged 30, are other Font that migrated to US.

Font Namesakes

  • Jorge de Castro Font, former Puerto Rican Senator and former member of the House of Representatives
  • Sándor Font, member of the National Assembly of Hungary for Kiskőrös
  • Héctor Font, Spanish professional footballer

Font Namesakes

  • Jorge de Castro Font, former Puerto Rican Senator and former member of the House of Representatives
  • Sándor Font, member of the National Assembly of Hungary for Kiskőrös
  • Héctor Font, Spanish professional footballer

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