Given name & surname
Fountain
“from the water source”·“from the fountain”
Fountain is a variant of Fontaine. One French interpretation is “from the water source.” Fountain is a variant of Fontana. One Italian interpretation is “from the fountain.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Fountain is a variant of Fontaine. One French interpretation is “from the water source.” Fountain is a variant of Fontana. One Italian interpretation is “from the fountain.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Fountain is a variant of Fontaine. An origin associated with Fontaine is French. Fountain is a variant of Fontana. An origin associated with Fontana is Italian.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1888. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Fountain through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 139
- 139 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1919
- 11 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 10 in 1942. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 11 in 1919. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 103 as a first name in 2020; 19,176 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Fountain’s family of names
Fountain has a related form in Fontaine. Fountain has a related form in Fontana.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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