The fonseca Surname
fonseca Name Meaning and History
Spanish and Portuguese: habitational name from any of several places
named for a spring that dried up during the summer months, from
fonte seca ‘dry well’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Fonseca where are we from? | Anthony R, Fonseca | 22 |
| want to know about my father |
 jdf_psalm112
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| Fonseca's from Caguas | George Fonseca | 2 |
| Fonseca''s from P.R. | Miguel Fonseca | 32 |
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| Fonseca Family in Puerto Rico |
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| Maria Fonseca, Calheta de Nesquim, Pico, Azores |
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| fonseca | Cindi | 1 |
| fonseca/fonceca |
zman114
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| info on Fonseca Santana from comerio or barranquitas |
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