Ponder Surname
Approximately 16,132 people bear this surname
Ponder Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an official title. 'the ponder,' the keeper of the pond or pound; v. Pond. Other forms are Pounder and Pinder.
William le Pondere, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Symon Pondere, Huntingdonshire, ibid.
Read More About This SurnamePonder Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15,102 | 1:24,001 | 3,025 |
| England | 491 | 1:113,479 | 11,646 |
| Australia | 154 | 1:175,297 | 17,847 |
| Poland | 133 | 1:285,780 | 34,483 |
| New Zealand | 37 | 1:122,387 | 15,192 |
| Netherlands | 32 | 1:527,724 | 48,879 |
| Canada | 29 | 1:1,270,538 | 90,455 |
| Liberia | 21 | 1:209,930 | 13,691 |
| Scotland | 18 | 1:297,434 | 13,849 |
| South Africa | 13 | 1:4,167,516 | 132,322 |
| Brazil | 11 | 1:19,461,303 | 329,560 |
| Philippines | 10 | 1:10,123,822 | 213,993 |
| France | 10 | 1:6,642,272 | 293,169 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Panama | 8 | 1:489,032 | 8,962 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 8 | 1:553,733 | 17,655 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 326 | 1:74,771 | 8,190 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:623,869 | 16,225 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,785 | 1:28,134 | 3,448 |
Ponder (411) may also be a first name.
Ponder Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an official title. 'the ponder,' the keeper of the pond or pound; v. Pond. Other forms are Pounder and Pinder.
William le Pondere, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Symon Pondere, Huntingdonshire, ibid.
1561. John Ponder (Essex) and Elizabeth Wroughte: Marriage Lic. (London).
1589. Married — Henry Ponder and Amy Fisher: St. James, Clerkenwell.
= Pond (q.v.) + the agential suff. -er: more specifically, ‘keeper of a po(u)nd.’ William le Pondere.—Hundred Rolls
Geoffry, Gilbert Ponliere, Normandy li80-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); William Pontier 1198 (Ib.); William and Simon le Pondere, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).
From the French, Ponteau; in the Domesday Book, Ponther; from the German, Punde; a personal name.
Ponder, now rare in the county, was a Rowell name during last century (Cy.).
Ponder Demographics
Average Ponder Salary in
United States
$39,964 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Ponder Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ponder Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ponder (Russian: Пондер) is found most in The United States. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ponder? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 32,922nd most numerous family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 451,745 people. Ponder is mostly found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Ponder live; 94 percent live in North America and 94 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 424,977th most commonly used first name internationally, held by 411 people.
This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 15,102 people, or 1 in 24,001. In The United States it is most common in: Georgia, where 14 percent are found, Texas, where 13 percent are found and Missouri, where 8 percent are found. Aside from The United States this last name is found in 41 countries. It is also found in England, where 3 percent are found and Australia, where 1 percent are found.
Ponder Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Ponder has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ponder last name increased 846 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 151 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 87 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Ponder Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Methodist (63%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Ponder surname are 20.25% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 67.02% registered with the political party.
The amount Ponder earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 63.51% more than the national average, earning R 388,560 per year; in United States they earn 7.38% less than the national average, earning $39,964 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.65% more than the national average, earning $53,979 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ponder Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ponder in the Russian language | ||
| Пондер | ponder | - |
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