Pont Surname

32,247th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,526 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Andorra

Pont Surname Definition:

Alanus de Ponte held a toft in Perth in the reign of Alexander II (Scon, p. 62). Juliana de Ponte, daughter of Adam de Ponte, burgess of Arne, granted an annuity of 21 shillings to the convent of St. Catharine of Ayr, c. 1340 (Friars Ayr, p.

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Pont Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France4,7281:14,0491,450
Myanmar3,2221:16,120370
Spain3,1821:14,6931,678
United States7661:473,18440,205
Argentina6671:64,0835,469
England5731:97,23910,313
Netherlands5631:29,9954,953
Australia5581:48,3796,037
Switzerland5481:14,9872,470
New Zealand2231:20,3063,569
Paraguay1571:46,0941,368
Canada1361:270,92325,472
Chile1251:140,9324,923
Belgium1051:109,49216,366
Brazil1011:2,119,54866,584
Guatemala841:191,4603,751
Russia811:1,779,297115,341
Papua New Guinea581:140,58119,337
Italy561:1,092,08472,109
Mexico551:2,256,84019,878
South Africa551:985,04961,274
Nicaragua481:125,4392,055
Romania351:573,65341,852
Scotland291:184,61410,113
French Polynesia251:11,2322,339
Venezuela251:1,208,16317,203
Indonesia241:5,510,383253,014
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Luxembourg201:29,0275,175
Andorra191:4,413868
Puerto Rico171:208,8322,248
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Austria131:655,03358,041
Uruguay131:263,98118,914
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Wales111:281,32115,850
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Hungary101:981,62846,877
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Belarus91:1,055,67372,859
Kazakhstan91:1,964,72289,832
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
British Virgin Islands71:4,513453
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
China21:683,660,78330,601
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2391:101,98910,250
Scotland301:124,7745,666
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States441:1,141,33465,198

Pont (3,493) may also be a first name.

Pont Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Alanus de Ponte held a toft in Perth in the reign of Alexander II (Scon, p. 62). Juliana de Ponte, daughter of Adam de Ponte, burgess of Arne, granted an annuity of 21 shillings to the convent of St. Catharine of Ayr, c. 1340 (Friars Ayr, p. 10). Patrick Pont was admitted burgess of Aberdeen, 1503 (NSCM., I, p. 41). Robert Pont was provost of Queen's College (S. Trin.), Edinburgh, 1573 (Soltre, p. 226), and an assedation of the lands of Cowdennyes baith was made to Helene Pont before 1585 (RD., p. 488). Magister Robertus Pont, minister of the word of God in St. Cuthbert's Church, Edinburgh, was heir of James Pont, commissary of Dunblane, 1602 (Inguis., 113). Chalmers (Caledonia, II, p. 57) says, without giving authority for his statement, that this Robert Pont was "the son of John Pont, a Venetian Protestant who had fled to France. and came into Scotland with James V in the retinue of Queen Magdalene; he obtained lands of Shyres mill, and married Katherine, the daughter of Moray of Tullibardin." compare under Kinpont.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

“Ferry” in Dutch: “Bridge” in French.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

French, a bridge. Herbrand de Pont-Audemer, at the time of Domesday Book, held in capite certain manors in Hampshire. Pont, with or without some suffix, and Dupont, have always been common French surnames, of which there have doubtless been several importations into this country. One of these took place on account of the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes, and, in the year 1691, we find a French refugee family of Pont resident in London. In some cases the name has been anglicised to Bridge.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Arnulph, Berenger, Raynald de Ponte, Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); John, Robert, Sylvester de P. Engl. c. 1198 (Rotuli Curiae Regis).

The Norman People (1874)

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'pine', characteristic tree of the property, by extension means the inhabitant. This name also means 'dirty fish barrel' and 'wine grape'.

- alcharlton0923

Pont is a very common surname in Catalonia. It means 'bridge' in the Catalan language.

- a1956

Pont Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Pont Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Pont (Hindi: पोन्ट, Russian: Понт) is more frequently found in France than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Pont.

How Common Is The Last Name Pont? popularity and diffusion

It is the 32,247th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 440,975 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 61 percent of Pont are found; 36 percent are found in Western Europe and 32 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 120,160th most commonly held first name world-wide. It is borne by 3,493 people.

The surname Pont is most frequently occurring in France, where it is held by 4,728 people, or 1 in 14,049. In France Pont is mostly concentrated in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 24 percent live, Occitanie, where 15 percent live and Île-de-France, where 12 percent live. Other than France Pont is found in 81 countries. It is also found in Myanmar, where 19 percent live and Spain, where 19 percent live.

Pont Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pont has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,741 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 240 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 3 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 700 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Pont Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Pont last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (50%) in Russia and Catholic (25%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Pont surname are 38.82% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 92.05% being registered with the party.

The amount Pont earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 19.29% less than the national average, earning R 191,796 per year; in United States they earn 14.85% more than the national average, earning $49,558 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.5% more than the national average, earning $51,919 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ponte8937,837/
Point898,751/
Ponts89175/
Pondt89125/
Pontt89109/
Pount8966/
Ponth8924/
Poent8919/
Pfont8917/
Phont899/
Pontø895/
Poont891/
Puont891/
Ponht891/
Pon8621,284/
Points801,357/
Pointe80756/
Poinet80214/
Potent80111/
Poonte8049/
Poynts8035/
Pocent8019/
Phonts809/
Phuont808/
Ponthe808/
Poynte806/
Pontte806/
Posent803/
Pointt802/
Phonth802/
Pointh801/
Pounte801/
Pponte801/
Pounts801/
Ponnte801/
Pfonte800/
Pontch800/
Pfonts800/
Poon75110,235/
Phon7560,142/
Pant7548,959/
Pong7545,723/
Pond7519,464/
Pone755,616/
Punt753,905/
Pohn751,018/
Puon75770/
Ponn75718/
Poin75557/
Poun75139/
Pünt7544/
Ponh7531/
Pánt7514/
Potn754/
Poyn753/
Hpon752/
Bpon752/
Pgon751/
Pojn751/
Pomn751/
Posn750/
Potente733,635/
Posente73133/
Pfountz7383/
Pocente7322/
Pontova738/
Pontová738/
Possent732/
D'Ponte732/
Phonthe731/
Phontsh731/
Pontowa731/
Pontsch731/
Pottent730/
Pfontte730/
Phong6729,955/
Pante6711,165/
Panth679,426/
Pound679,359/
Phoon675,615/
Potin674,596/
Punte673,150/
Phuon672,811/
Ponds671,602/
Pundt671,545/
Posen671,290/
Ponne67789/
Posin67627/
Poojn67599/
Poone67595/
Possente67359/
Poong67314/
Pongy67230/
Potem67204/
Phone67196/
Poten67186/
Poune67140/
Pogne67134/
Pandt67120/
Poing67117/
Phoun67105/
Pomte6780/
Pfunt6779/
Poung6774/
Pannt6745/
Puong6742/
Phoin6739/
Potim6738/
Ponhe6737/
Potym6729/
Poncz6728/
Potne6723/
Phonn6722/
Potyn6722/
Phonh6721/
Pohun6721/
Poßin6720/
Pantt6719/
Phant6718/
Phond6715/
Phunt6714/
Pomne6713/
Pfoun6710/
Pongh6710/
Posne679/
Poind678/
Poyne677/
Poine677/
Phent677/
Pouhn677/
Pocin677/
Posyn677/
Punth676/
Pants675/
Pfonk675/
Pocen674/
Phonk674/
Poomn673/
Pohng673/
Pomth673/
Pongg673/
Punts672/
Poond672/
Puint672/
Puohn672/
Phomt672/
Pohyn672/
Pootn671/
Patnt671/
Puntt671/
Putnt671/
Puhnt671/
Ppunt671/
Phomn671/
Bpond671/
Hpone671/
Possentt671/
Pantì671/
Peunt671/
Poinh671/
Puntì671/
Poncg671/
Poncë671/
Potęg671/
Ppong671/
Pponk671/
P'Ong671/
Poussint671/
Poomt671/
Pocentte671/
Paunt670/
Poissent670/
Pfohn670/
Ponnd670/
Pfant670/
Pojne670/
Pounc670/

Pont Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pont in the Hindi language
पोन्टponta-
Pont in the Russian language
Понтpont-

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