Huracan
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Hi Huracan,
Fondora from Lucca (very unusual and rare surname) was a medieval family and part of the local nobility, and very probably became extinct a couple of centuries ago. This family is attested starting from 1200s, when the surnames were not yet in today's modern forms, and they were previously known as "de' Bujoli". The name "Fondora" perhaps originates because it refers to the enormous accumulation of landed property by them in the past, especially in the medieval era (in Italian "fondo", "proprietà fondiaria"). According to the Italian telephone directory, surname Fondora does not exist in Italy.
Many Italian, Spanish and Portuguese surnames resemble each other because they share the same Latin roots, not necessarily because people who carry these surnames have some degree of kinship.
By chance, are you related to the Cuban athlete Ivan Fundora?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iván_Fundora
Hello Pax Augusta,
Yes, I am familiar with this background on the medieval Fondora but thanks for the input on the rarity and possible extinction of the surname. I agree that the common Latin base among the languages can lead to "convergent evolution" of names. And no, not related to Ivan... at least that I know about.