Ponton
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Etymology
Three main origins:
- English and Scottish habitational surname, from the villages of Great and Little Ponton, named probably with an obscure Old English word pamp (“hill”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
- Borrowed from French Ponton.
- Borrowed from Spanish Pontón.
Proper noun
Ponton (plural Pontons)
- A surname.
Related terms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Ponton is the 13255th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2303 individuals. Ponton is most common among White (63.35%), Black/African American (16.67%) and Hispanic/Latino (15.33%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ponton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
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Etymology
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Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Pon‧ton
Proper noun
Ponton n
- A neighbourhood of Oranjestad, Aruba
Etymology
Pronunciation
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Noun
Ponton m (strong, genitive Pontons, plural Pontons)
- pontoon (floating structure supporting a bridge or dock)
Declension
Declension of Ponton [masculine, strong]
Further reading
- “Ponton” in Duden online
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