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Ponton
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ponton pontón
English
Etymology
Three main origins:
English and Scottish habitational surname, from the villages of en Great and en Little Ponton, named probably with an obscure en ang - word ang pamp hill + ang tūn enclosure; settlement, town.
Borrowed from en fr Ponton.
Borrowed from en es Pontón.
Proper noun
s
en.
Related terms
en Great Ponton Little Ponton
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
en surnames from French surnames from Old English surnames from Spanish
Dutch
Etymology
nl
Pronunciation
nl Pon ton
Proper noun
n
nl neighbourhood town/Oranjestad cc/Aruba
German
Etymology
de :bor fr:ponton
de fr ponton.
Pronunciation
de De-Ponton.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de De-Ponton2.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
m,,s
pontoon (floating structure supporting a bridge or dock)
Declension
m,,s
Further reading