Fonseca

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish and Portuguese Fonseca.

Proper noun

Fonseca (plural Fonsecas)

A surname.
A gulf bordering El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua

Statistics

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.

Further reading

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

Anagrams

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fõˈse.kɐ/

Rhymes: -ekɐ
Hyphenation: Fon‧se‧ca

Proper noun

Fonseca m or f by sense

a surname

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fonˈseka/
Rhymes: -eka
Syllabification: Fon‧se‧ca

Proper noun

Fonseca m or f by sense

a surname

Proper noun

Fonseca m

A gulf bordering El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua

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