Ponton Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Ponton Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Ponton family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 18
Female Servant 11
Labourer 7
Shoe Maker 6
Independent 5
Male Servant 4
Hair Work 4
Laundress 3
Coach Painter J 3
Carpenter 3
Lace Maker 3
Collier 3
Coal Miner 2
Gardener 2
Printer 2
Farmer 2
Private 2
Miner 2
Char Woman 2
Mason 2
Plasterer 2
Stone Mason 1
Tailor Journeyman 1
Pensioner 1
Shop Keeper 1

Ponton Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Pointon 86% 8,051
2 Panton 83% 5,547
3 Penton 83% 4,982
4 Ponton 100% 2,572
5 Pontin 83% 2,359
6 Painton 71% 1,941
7 Paintin 57% 801
8 Pountain 63% 742
9 Pinton 83% 712
10 Punton 83% 699
11 Pantin 67% 549
12 Pentin 67% 148
13 Ponten 83% 141

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The surname Ponton is the 4th most popular variant of Pointon.

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