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De La Fuente Surname Meaning

Spanish: topographic name with the preposition de and definite article la ‘from the’ for someone who lived by a spring from fuente ‘fount spring’ (from Latin fons genitive fontis) or a habitational name from any of numerous places in Spain named with this word.

Examples include Fuente Álamo (in Albacete, Jaén, Córdoba, and Murcia provinces), Fuente del Maestre (Badajoz), or Fuente Palmera (Córdoba).

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Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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Between 1963 and 2004, in the United States, De La Fuente life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1980, and highest in 1985. The average life expectancy for De La Fuente in 1963 was 69, and 65 in 2004.

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