Fountain

See also: fountain

English

Etymology

Topographic surname for someone who lived near a fountain, spring or well.

Proper noun

Fountain (countable and uncountable, plural Fountains)

1. A placename:
   1. A ghost town in Mendocino County, California, United States.
   2. A city in El Paso County, Colorado, United States, named after Fountain Creek (Arkansas River tributary).
   3. An unincorporated community in Bay County, Florida, United States.
   4. An unincorporated community in Monroe County, Illinois, United States.
   5. A city in Fountain County, Indiana, United States, USA formerly known as Portland.
   6. A village in Mason County, Michigan, United States.
   7. A city in Fillmore County, Minnesota, United States.
   8. A town in Pitt County, North Carolina, United States.
   9. An unincorporated community in Mineral County, West Virginia, United States.
   10. A town in Juneau County, Wisconsin, United States.
2. A topographic surname.

Coordinate terms

• Fontaine
• Fontana

 

Derived terms

Fountain County (actually derived from Fontaine)

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Fountain is the 1,774^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 20,193 individuals. Fountain is most common among White (61.91%) and Black (32.19%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Fountain”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 594.

Anagrams

• infonaut