Explore the Family Name Pont
The meaning of Pont
1. English (mainly Sussex), Scottish, French, and Catalan: topographic name for someone who lived near a bridge, Middle English, Old French, Catalan pont (from Latin pons, genitive pontis). Compare French Dupont. 2. Catalan: habitational name from any of numerous places called with pont ‘bridge’. 3. Dutch: either from pond ‘pound’ (a measure of weight and a coin), probably applied as a metonymic occupational name for a controller of weights and measures, or a variant of Punt. 4. Swedish: unexplained. Some characteristic forenames: French Marcel, Pierre.
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How common is the last name Pont in the United States?
According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Pont has seen a dip in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 39,378th and decreased to the 43,077th rank by 2010, marking a change of -9.39 percent. The count of individuals with this surname also fell from 526 in 2000 to 502 in 2010, showing a decrease of -4.56 percent. Consequently, the proportion per 100,000 people also reduced from 0.19 to 0.17 during the same period, marking a decline of -10.53 percent.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #39,378 | #43,077 | -9.39% |
| Count | 526 | 502 | -4.56% |
| Proportion per 100k | 0.19 | 0.17 | -10.53% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Pont
The ethnicity trends for the surname Pont, as per the Decennial U.S. Census, show notable changes from 2000 to 2010. While the percentage of those identifying as White decreased from 89.54 percent to 86.45 percent, there was an increase in the Asian/Pacific Islander category from 1.14 percent to 1.59 percent. Interestingly, those identifying as having two or more ethnicities appeared in 2010 at 1.59 percent, which was not reported in 2000. There was also a significant rise in the Hispanic category from 7.03 percent to 9.56 percent. However, those identifying their ethnic identity as Black went from 1.14 percent in 2000 to 0 in 2010. The American Indian and Alaskan Native category remained at 0 for both years.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 89.54% | 86.45% | -3.45% |
| Hispanic | 7.03% | 9.56% | 35.99% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 1.14% | 1.59% | 39.47% |
| Two or More Races | 0% | 1.59% | 0% |
| Black | 1.14% | 0% | 0% |
| American Indian and Alaskan Native | 0% | 0% | 0% |