Ponting Surname

102,995th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,569 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Ponting Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Pointon,' formerly a chapelry in the parish of Semperingham, Lincolnshire But v. Poynton.

Emecina de Poynton, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Jordan de Poynton, Lincolnshire, ibid.

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Ponting Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,6141:34,5224,565
Philippines1,2661:79,96713,831
Australia6021:44,8435,643
United States4401:823,77063,181
Canada2311:159,50516,119
Wales1331:23,2672,460
South Africa781:694,58649,962
India641:11,985,397216,293
New Zealand621:73,03710,843
Scotland281:191,20810,357
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Jersey101:9,9202,003
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
France21:33,211,361423,184
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8311:29,3333,961
Wales391:40,2162,129
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:1,394,96375,931

Ponting (29) may also be a first name.

Ponting Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Pointon,' formerly a chapelry in the parish of Semperingham, Lincolnshire But v. Poynton.

Emecina de Poynton, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Jordan de Poynton, Lincolnshire, ibid.

Thomas de Poynton, Lincolnshire, ibid.

1790. Married — Jonathan Poynton and Mary Wood: St. George, Hanover Square.

1795. — James Bewley and Esther Ponton: ibid.

1809. William Pointing and Elizabeth Wright: ibid.

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

(Anglo-French-Latin) for (with common excrescent -g) the French Pontin, Latin Pontin-us [orig. uncertain, but prob. from (with suff. -in) either Latin pons, pontis, a bridge, or Latin pontus (Greek πόντος), the sea; or both] A Pontinus was one of Cæsar’s murderers.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the Swedish, Pontin; a personal name.

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

The Pontings were once numerous in this county, but they are now found in the adjacent county of Wilts (Bigl.).

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

Ponting is also an old Gloucestershire name (Bigland).

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

Ponting Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ponting (Hindi: पोन्टिग) is found most frequently in England. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ponting? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 102,995th most common family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,594,998 people. The last name Ponting is predominantly found in Europe, where 39 percent of Ponting are found; 39 percent are found in Northern Europe and 39 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 1,951,561st most frequently used first name globally, held by 29 people.

The surname is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 1,614 people, or 1 in 34,522. In England Ponting is most prevalent in: Gloucestershire, where 16 percent reside, Wiltshire, where 14 percent reside and Hampshire, where 9 percent reside. Aside from England this last name occurs in 30 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 28 percent reside and Australia, where 13 percent reside.

Ponting Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ponting has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Ponting last name expanded 194 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 1,222 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 341 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ponting Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ponting last name are 10.52% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.29% being registered with the party.

The amount Ponting earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 92.83% more than the national average, earning R 458,244 per year; in United States they earn 4.7% less than the national average, earning $41,120 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.55% more than the national average, earning $50,952 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pointing93784/
Poynting93137/
Pounting930/
Pontin922,586/
Pontng922/
Poonthing881/
Phontieng881/
Phonthing881/
Panting862,920/
Pontion86673/
Pointin86441/
Pontina8658/
Ponthin8646/
Punting8627/
Pontien8611/
Ponteng864/
Phontin861/
Pountin860/
Poyntin860/
Pontyng860/
Pantieng8015/
Potentin8011/
Panthing807/
Phontien804/
Pantiong802/
Pountien801/
Pandting801/
Phontina801/
Ponthien801/
Pantting800/
Pantin774,751/
Pontim77317/
Pontén77316/
Ponten77295/
Pantng771/
Pointn771/
Pontën771/
Pontèn771/
Pomtin771/
Pounthien751/
Pantina711,756/
Phonthueng71203/
Pantion71130/
Ponteen7192/
Pointen7149/
Panteng7145/
Panthin7115/
Ponthen7113/
Pontenx7112/
Poynten713/
Pantien713/
Panthng712/
Panttin711/
Pamting711/
Phantng711/
Punteng711/
Poontim711/
Pantaeng67514/
Phachenting67100/
Puntaeng6712/
Panteung6712/
Phamting678/
Phanthin674/
Pantoeng674/
Pantn673/
Phantien673/
Pantueng672/
Panthien672/
Phontuen671/
Potinten671/
Pasintin670/

Ponting Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ponting in the Hindi language
पोन्टिगpontiga-

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