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

The Ponton surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,303 people carried this name — #13,255 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 128,200 people counted. That is up 3% from 2,230 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 451 people named Ponton.

16 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 39 départements, most often Ardèche.

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Where they were born

Born outside France 16
Ardèche 106
Drôme 60
Marne 52
Bas-Rhin 32
Rhône 23
Meurthe-et-Moselle 22
Haut-Rhin 20
Bouches-du-Rhône 16

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

In Argentina’s national register

At least 153 people named Ponton 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.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 70
Chaco 35
City of Buenos Aires 30
Santa Fe 18

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

In print

Ponton in American newspapers,
1898–1913.

Newspaper page from The Mirror And Farmer carrying the name Ponton
The Mirror And Farmer 1913-10-02
Newspaper page from Weekly Union carrying the name Ponton
Weekly Union 1898-11-30
Newspaper page from Virginian-pilot carrying the name Ponton
Virginian-pilot 1900-08-10

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 32,129 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Ponton,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Mungo Ponton
    Mungo Ponton 1801–1880 · photographer
  • Lionel Ponton 1930–2008 · university teacher
  • Yvan Ponton 1945– · actor
  • Grant Ponton 1952– · artist
  • Philippe Ponton 1959– · politician
  • Michaël Ponton 1975– · guitarist

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.

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