Ponten Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Ponten Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Ponten family

Profession Census Frequency
Shirt Maker 3
Attendant (library) 1
Clerk 1
Fruiterer & Greengrocer (shopkeeper) 1
Store Keeper Assistant 1
Formerly Printer 1
Bench Hand Step Maker 1
General Stores Pouter 1
Saw Sharper 1
Labourer On Farm 1

Ponten Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Pointon 71% 8,051
2 Panton 67% 5,547
3 Penton 67% 4,982
4 Ponton 83% 2,572
5 Pontin 83% 2,359
6 Painton 57% 1,941
7 Paintin 57% 801
8 Pountain 63% 742
9 Pinton 67% 712
10 Punton 67% 699
11 Pantin 67% 549
12 Pentin 67% 148
13 Ponten 100% 141

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The surname Ponten is the 13th most popular variant of Pointon.

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