The pontius Surname
pontius Name Meaning and History
German: from the medieval personal name Potentinus, altered
by association with Pontius Pilatus (see Pilat).
Potentinus was the name of a 4th-century saint who lived in the
valley of the Mosel, and it was in that area and around Schleiden,
south of Aachen, that his cult developed and the name became popular.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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