How Many People Have the Last Name Fontenot?
people had the surname Fontenot in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 14,728 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+832 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Fontenot (76.7%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 18.7%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Fontenot ranks #1,334. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
📈 Change Since 2000
Fontenot grew from 19,203 people in 2000 to 20,035 in 2010 (up 4.3%), and its rank fell from #1,715 to #1,792. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 7.12 to 6.79 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 19,203 | 20,035 |
| Rank | #1,715 | #1,792 |
| Per 100,000 people | 7.12 | 6.79 |
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Same Soundex code as Fontenot: F535
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