Fonseca

Borrowed from Spanish and Portuguese Fonseca.

Fonseca (plural Fonsecas)

1. A surname.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Fonseca is the 1363^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 25863 individuals. Fonseca is most common among Hispanic/Latino (77.57%) and White (18.23%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Fonseca”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 588.

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From Portuguese Fonseca, from fonte seca (literally “dry well”).

• IPA^(key): /fonˈseka/ [fõnˈse.ka]
• Rhymes: -eka
• Syllabification: Fon‧se‧ca

Fonseca m or f by sense

1. a surname