Fuente Surname Meaning & Coat of Arms

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Fuente, so the heraldry linked to Fuentes is a starting point, not an automatic right.

Meaning of the name

Seen on a birth certificate or a ship's manifest, Fuente is usually a form of Fuentes. Surname dictionaries give the meaning as “Springs”.

How the spelling arose

Fuente drops the “s” of Fuentes, a shortening that clerks often made. The same family of names includes De la Fuente and Fontes.

Get the complete Fuente report, with a museum-style coat of arms.