| ![Show Contents]() Pontes History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Italy The Pontes surname was taken on from any of the many place names in Italy called Ponte, or from places derived from the Italian word "ponte," which means "bridge." Local names are derived from a place-name where the original bearer once resided or held land. Often Italian local surnames bore the prefix "di," which signifies emigration from one place to another, but does not necessarily denote nobility. Early Origins of the Pontes familyThe surname Pontes was first found in Emilia-Romagna. Although this name arose independently in various parts of Italy, the first recorded instances of the name found are of the Ponte di Venezi family, ennobled in 1297, who are said to be originally of Ferrara. There are more than fourteen municipalities and parishes found in Italy today. Early History of the Pontes familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Pontes research. Another 204 words (15 lines of text) covering the years 1385, 1418, 1438, 1440, 1442, 1462, 1495, 1512, 1534, 1535, 1560, 1595, 1622 and 1693 are included under the topic Early Pontes History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Pontes Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Ponte, Ponti, Da Ponte, Dal Ponte, Del Ponte, Pontello, Pontelli, Pontel, Ponticiello, Ponticelli, Pontillo, Pontini, Pontoni, Ponton, Pontiroli, Pontalti, Pontano, Pontormo and many more. Early Notables of the Pontes familyProminent among members of the family was Giovanni dal Ponte (1385-c.1438), Italian, Florentine painter; as well as Giovanni Pontano, a 15th century humanist, poet, and diplomat from Cerreto who served three Kings of Naples.Piero del Ponte (1462-1535) was the 45th Grand Master of the Order of Saint John between 1534 and 1535. He hailed from Asti, in northern Italy and was a descendant of the...
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 Pontes migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Pontes Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- John Pontes, who landed in Jamestown, Va in 1624 1
| Contemporary Notables of the name Pontes (post 1700) | + |
- Marcos C. Pontes (b. 1963), Brazilian Space Agency astronaut with 8 days in space 2
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
- NASA Astronauts Homepage. (Retrieved 2011, January 18) Marcos Pontes. Retrieved from http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/pontes.html
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Pontes migration to the United States 
