Fountain
See also: fountain
English
editEtymology
editTopographic surname for someone who lived near a fountain, spring or well.
Proper noun
editFountain (countable and uncountable, plural Fountains)
- A placename:
- A ghost town in Mendocino County, California, United States.
- A city in El Paso County, Colorado, United States, named after Fountain Creek (Arkansas River tributary).
- An unincorporated community in Bay County, Florida, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Monroe County, Illinois, United States.
- A city in Fountain County, Indiana, United States, USA formerly known as Portland.
- A village in Mason County, Michigan, United States.
- A city in Fillmore County, Minnesota, United States.
- A town in Pitt County, North Carolina, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Mineral County, West Virginia, United States.
- A town in Juneau County, Wisconsin, United States.
- A topographic surname.
Coordinate terms
editDerived terms
editStatistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Fountain is the 1,774th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 20,193 individuals. Fountain is most common among White (61.91%) and Black (32.19%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Fountain”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 594.
Anagrams
editCategories:
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Ghost towns in California, USA
- en:Places in California, USA
- en:Places in the United States
- en:Cities in Colorado, USA
- en:Cities in the United States
- en:Places in Colorado, USA
- en:Unincorporated communities in Florida, USA
- en:Unincorporated communities in the United States
- en:Places in Florida, USA
- en:Unincorporated communities in Illinois, USA
- en:Places in Illinois, USA
- en:Cities in Indiana, USA
- en:Places in Indiana, USA
- en:Villages in Michigan, USA
- en:Villages in the United States
- en:Places in Michigan, USA
- en:Cities in Minnesota, USA
- en:Places in Minnesota, USA
- en:Towns in North Carolina, USA
- en:Towns in the United States
- en:Places in North Carolina, USA
- en:Unincorporated communities in West Virginia, USA
- en:Places in West Virginia, USA
- en:Towns in Wisconsin, USA
- en:Places in Wisconsin, USA
- English surnames