Frequency: (100)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
Spanish: from a personal name (Latin Fulgentius, from fulgens ‘shining’, ‘brilliant’), borne by a saint who lived in the 5th-6th centuries.
GIVEN NAMES: Spanish 49%. Jose (4), Juan (2), Alfonso, Aquilino, Armando, Bernabe, Bernardino, Cristobal, Enrique, Estevan, Fabiola, Gerardo; Carina, Dino.
See the Key to the Dictionary or consult the General Introduction for further explanation.
