Poncet surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Poncet surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 118 people carried this name — #141,140 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,500,000 people counted. That is up 15% from 103 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 5,686 people named Poncet.

79 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 89 départements, most often Ain.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 79
Ain 910
Loire 807
Rhône 770
Isère 610
Jura 320
Paris 270
Saône-et-Loire 223
Savoie 166

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

238 people named Poncet live in Switzerland.

They live in 6 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Vaud 106
Geneva 64
Fribourg 32
Bern 20
Valais 10
Zurich 6

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 99 people named Poncet live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 54
Entre Ríos 29
City of Buenos Aires 16

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

Who carried it

People named Poncet,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Michel Poncet de La Rivière
    Michel Poncet de La Rivière 1671–1730 · Catholic priest
  • Jean-Baptiste Poncet-Delpech
    Jean-Baptiste Poncet-Delpech 1743–1817 · writer
  • Hélie Poncet d. 1668 · enameler
  • Pierre Poncet 1574–1640 · artist
  • Joseph Poncet 1610–1675 · missionary
  • Jacques-Charles Poncet 1655–1706 · physician

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

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