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Pontius Family History

Pontius Name Meaning
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.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press

100,800 Historical Documents & Family Trees with Pontius
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533 Immigration Records
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76,224 Member Family Trees
2,218 Military Records

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Name Distribution of Pontius Families

  • Number of Pontius families
     68 - 134
     23 - 67
     1 - 22
     
    from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
  • Number of Pontius families
     5 - 7
     2 - 4
     1
     
    from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
  • Sorry, we couldn't find geographic distribution information for the Pontius last name
    from the 1891 Scotland Census Data

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Pontius Family Origin

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Pontius Family Occupations

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