Fonseca
Fonseca is an originally local Spanish and Portuguese family name for a person who lived near a dried up spring or a dried up well, derived from the Latin fons (spring, well) and sicca (dry).
Name bearer
A.
- Ademilde Fonseca (1921–2012), Brazilian singer
- Adolfo Miguel Castaño Fonseca (* 1962), Mexican clergyman, auxiliary bishop in Mexico City
- Alonso de Fonseca I (1418–1473), Spanish clergyman, Bishop of Ávila
- Alonso de Fonseca II (1422–1505), Spanish clergyman, bishop of Ávila
- Alonso de Fonseca III. (1475–1534), Spanish clergyman, Archbishop of Compostela
- Andy Fonseca (* 1996), Uruguayan football player
- Anton Eduard Wollheim da Fonseca (1810–1884), German writer, dramaturge, linguist and diplomat
- António III Bernardo da Fonseca Moniz (1789-1859), Portuguese bishop
- António Valente da Fonseca (1884–1972), Portuguese clergyman and bishop
- Armindo Fonseca (* 1989), French racing cyclist
B.
- Branquinho da Fonseca (1905–1974), Portuguese writer
C.
- Carlos Fonseca (1936–1976), Nicaraguan liberation fighter
- Carlos Fonseca (soccer player) (* 1987), Portuguese soccer player
- Carlos Eduardo Sette Câmara da Fonseca Costa (* 1949), Brazilian diplomat
- Carolyn de Fonseca (1929–2009), American actress
- Cosimo Damiano Fonseca (* 1932), Italian historian
D.
- Daniel Fonseca (* 1969), Uruguayan football player
- Danny Fonseca (* 1979), Costa Rican soccer player
- David Fonseca (* 1973), Portuguese musician and singer
- David Corrêa da Fonseca (* 1995), Brazilian soccer player
- Devair Araújo da Fonseca (* 1968), Brazilian clergyman, auxiliary bishop in São Paulo
- Duduka da Fonseca (* 1951), Brazilian drummer
E.
- Edgar Fonseca (* 1981), Colombian racing cyclist
- Edivaldo Martins da Fonseca (1962-1993), Brazilian soccer player
- Eleonora Fonseca Pimentel (1752–1799), Portuguese poet
- Ernesto Fonseca Carrillo (* 1942), Mexican drug dealer
F.
- Ferdinand Joseph Fonseca (1925–2015), Indian clergyman, auxiliary bishop in Bombay
- Flor Isava Fonseca (1921–2020), Venezuelan journalist, author and IOC member
- Francisco Fonseca (* 1979), Mexican soccer player
G
- Gaspar do Rego da Fonseca († 1639), Portuguese clergyman, Bishop of Porto
- Gonzalo Fonseca (1922–1997), Uruguayan sculptor and painter
- Gregg Fonseca (1952–1994), American production designer
H
- Harry Eugene Fonseca (1946–2006), American artist from the Nisenan people
- Henrique Sereno Fonseca (* 1985), Portuguese football player
- Hermann da Fonseca-Wollheim (1851–1938), German rear admiral
- Hermes Rodrigues da Fonseca (1855–1923), Brazilian marshal and politician, president 1910–1914
- Hermógenes Fonseca (1908– ??), Brazilian football player
I.
- Isaac Aboab da Fonseca (1605–1693), Portuguese-Dutch rabbi, scholar, Kabbalist and writer
J
- João Fonseca (soccer player) (born 1948), Portuguese soccer player and coach
- João de Barros Ferreira da Fonseca (1899–1968), Portuguese diplomat
- João Corregedor da Fonseca (journalist) (1873-1921), Portuguese journalist
- João Corregedor da Fonseca (politician) (* 1938), Portuguese politician
- João Vicente da Fonseca († 1587), Patriarch of the East Indies
- Joaquim da Fonseca , East Timorese human rights activist and diplomat
- Jorge Carlos Fonseca (* 1950), Cape Verdean politician
- Jorge Fonseca (* 1992), Portuguese judoka
- José Fonseca (football player) ( José Israel Fonseca Zelaya ; * 1990), Honduran football player
- José Fonseca e Costa (1933–2015), Portuguese film director
- José Francisco Fonseca Guzmán ( Kikin ; * 1979), Mexican soccer player, see Francisco Fonseca
- José Francisco Montes Fonseca (1830–1888), Honduran politician, president 1862–1863
- José Henrique Fonseca (* 1964), Brazilian director
- José Manuel Prostes da Fonseca (1933–2013), Portuguese politician
- José II. Maria da Fonseca de Évora (1690–1752), Portuguese clergyman, Bishop of Porto
- Juan Fernando Fonseca (* 1979), Colombian singer
- Juan Domingo de Zuñiga y Fonseca (1640–1716), governor of the Spanish Netherlands
- Juan Rodríguez de Fonseca (1451–1524), Spanish statesman and bishop
- Julio Fonseca (1885–1950), Costa Rican composer
- Juninho Fonseca (born 1958), Brazilian soccer player
K
- Kristina da Fonseca-Wollheim (* 1972), German athlete
L.
- Leandro Fonseca (* 1975), Brazilian soccer player
- Leone Maciel Fonseca , Brazilian politician
- Luis Gonzaga da Fonseca , religious, author and professor at the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome
- Lyndsy Fonseca (* 1987), American actress
M.
- Mabel Fonseca (* 1972), Puerto Rican wrestler
- Manuel da Fonseca (1911–1993), Portuguese writer
- Manuel Deodoro da Fonseca (1827–1892), Brazilian military and politician, President 1891
- Manuel Pinto de Fonseca (1681–1773), Portuguese Grand Master of the Order of Malta
- Miguel da Fonseca (also Manuel da Fonseca ), Portuguese composer
N
- Nelly Fonseca (1920–1963), Peruvian poet
- Nirley da Silva Fonseca (* 1988), Brazilian soccer player
P
- Paulo Fonseca (* 1973), Portuguese football player and coach
- Paulo César Fonseca Nunes (* 1979) Brazilian soccer player
- Pedro da Fonseca (1528–1599), Portuguese philosopher and theologian
R.
- Ramón Fonseca Mora (* 1952), Panamanian novelist, lawyer and co-founder of the Mossack Fonseca company
- Rebelo da Fonseca , Portuguese oenologist
- Ricardo Fonseca , Portuguese handball referee
- Roberto Fonseca (* 1975), Cuban jazz musician
- Rolando Fonseca (* 1974), Costa Rican soccer player
- Rolando Jorge Pires da Fonseca (* 1985), Portuguese football player
- Rubem Fonseca (1925-2020), Brazilian writer
S.
- Sara Fonseca (* 1978), German actress
T
- Tomás da Fonseca (1877–1968), Portuguese politician and writer
W.
- Wilson Rodrigues Fonseca (born 1985), Brazilian soccer player
Z
- Zélia Fonseca (* 1960), Brazilian guitarist
Others
- Fonseca (Naples) , a district of Naples
- Fonseca (Colombia) , a municipality in La Guajira
- Fonseca (cigar) , a Cuban or Dominican brand of cigars
- Fonseca (port wine) , a manufacturer of port wine
See also
- Fonseca-Wollheim
- Fonseka
- Mossack Fonseca , global legal services company