Pierpont Family History
Pierpont Name Meaning
English (of Norman origin): habitational name from any of several places in Normandy called Pierrepont e.g. Pierrepont (Seine-Maritime) Pierrepont (Calvados) Saint-Nicolas-de-Pierrepont (Manche) or Saint-Sauveur-de-Pierrepont (Manche) so called from Old French pierre ‘stone’ + pont ‘bridge’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022