Ponder Surname

32,922nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,132 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

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.

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Ponder Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States15,1021:24,0013,025
England4911:113,47911,646
Australia1541:175,29717,847
Poland1331:285,78034,483
New Zealand371:122,38715,192
Netherlands321:527,72448,879
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
Liberia211:209,93013,691
Scotland181:297,43413,849
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
France101:6,642,272293,169
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Panama81:489,0328,962
China71:195,331,65210,124
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3261:74,7718,190
Scotland61:623,86916,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7851:28,1343,448

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.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

= Pond (q.v.) + the agential suff. -er: more specifically, ‘keeper of a po(u)nd.’ William le Pondere.—Hundred Rolls

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Geoffry, Gilbert Ponliere, Normandy li80-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); William Pontier 1198 (Ib.); William and Simon le Pondere, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

From the French, Ponteau; in the Domesday Book, Ponther; from the German, Punde; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Ponder, now rare in the county, was a Rowell name during last century (Cy.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pounder922,939/
Poynder9238/
Poinder922/
Poonder922/
Pondeer921/
Pondere921/
Pondher921/
Ponde916,291/
Posender865/
Poondeer863/
Poindger861/
Poundere861/
Pfoender860/
Pander832,393/
Pondhe83570/
Pondey83345/
Punder83291/
Phonde83270/
Pondei83254/
Pondes83170/
Pounde83163/
Pondee83141/
Pondet83120/
Pünder8362/
Pondea8346/
Poinde8337/
Pondej8334/
Pondeh8329/
Pondre8319/
Ponnde8315/
Pondie836/
Bponde834/
Potnde832/
Pondje832/
Ponded832/
Pondeu831/
Pomder831/
Pondez831/
Pondir830/
Pottender801/
Phondet775,125/
Pandher772,804/
Potinde772,725/
Pandere771,485/
Pfander771,207/
Pundeer771,186/
Pfunder77280/
Poondee77239/
Phondee77218/
Posende77214/
Pondech77118/
Pundher77115/
Phondej7761/
Pfünder7753/
Phander7748/
Phondge7744/
Poundje7729/
Pandier7718/
Poundes7715/
Pfounde7715/
Påander7714/
Pandeer7713/
Poondir7712/
Ponndey7710/
Posinde777/
Potende776/
Poondej776/
Phender774/
Poundhe772/
Pundier772/
Poundir771/
Peunder771/
Phondhe771/
Poundei771/
Pandehr771/
Pandejr771/
Panderz771/
Pandetr771/
Paander771/
Poindeh771/
Poindes771/
Pundert771/
Pondeha771/
Pondeat771/
Paunder770/
Phunder770/
Pandert770/
Poindge770/
Pande73528,464/
Ponda737,920/
Pondi732,345/
Põder731,246/
Pondy73993/
Pondé7332/
Pomde7312/
Pandhere71137/
Pundheer7120/
Phoondee7114/
Phondech7110/
Pandheer714/
Poondech714/
Pondeach712/
Poondhir711/
Patinder711/
Phandher711/
Pandethr711/
Pandeyrr711/
Pahander711/
Pandeire711/
Pfaënder711/
Pondetch711/
Phaander710/
Phaender710/
Pfanderr710/
Ponndess710/
Pandey671,085,113/
Pundir6718,701/
Paunde6717,359/
Phondi673,742/
Pondit672,771/
Pandie672,755/
Pandre672,199/
Pandes671,493/
Pannde671,190/
Pandee671,181/
Pandhe67958/
Pandet67845/
Pandir67602/
Pandea67567/
Pandez67427/
Pandei67247/
Pondai67238/
Pomdet67222/
Phande67162/
Phonda67157/
Ponday67146/
Pandeh67117/
Pandej67109/
Poondi67101/
Paande6795/
Pondoy6791/
Pandje6772/
Pandeu6771/
Poundi6765/
Pandep6753/
Ponnda6745/
Pondip6743/
Pandge6740/
Poundy6736/
Pondaa6732/
Pundre6730/
Pondio6724/
Pamnde6720/
Põdder6719/
Pounda6716/
Poindi6715/
Pondoi6715/
Pfonda6714/
Pomdee6713/
Pattender6711/
Pundyr679/
Pandde678/
Panded677/
Panderova677/
Pondhi676/
Poinda675/
Poindy675/
Poondy674/
Pomdey673/
Ppande673/
Pondis673/
Phondy672/
Pondyo672/
Poundé672/
Pondha671/
Ponndi671/
Pantde671/
Pandyr671/
Ponduy671/
Pondyi671/
Poynda671/
Poomde671/

Ponder Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ponder in the Russian language
Пондерponder-

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