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Early Origins of the Punt family

The surname Punt was first found in Cambridgeshire where the family name was first referenced in the Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 when William le Pondere held estates in that shire. Looking back further to France, Geoffry and Gilbert Ponhere were listed in Normandy (1189-1195) and the same reference lists William Pontier there in 1198. [1]

Early History of the Punt family

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Punt Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Ponder, Ponde, Pounder, Pondre, Pounter, Ponter and many more.

Early Notables of the Punt family

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United States Punt migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Punt Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Thomas Punt, who landed in Virginia in 1712 [2]
Punt Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Gerard Punt, aged 5, who immigrated to the United States, in 1893
  • Johannes Punt, aged 9, who settled in America, in 1893
  • Willem Punt, aged 1, who landed in America, in 1893
  • William Punt, aged 31, who immigrated to America, in 1893
  • Wm. Punt, aged 34, who landed in America, in 1895
Punt Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Fred Punt, aged 23, who landed in America, in 1917
  • Pieter Nicolaas Punt, aged 23, who immigrated to the United States, in 1920

Contemporary Notables of the name Punt (post 1700) +

  • Terry L. Punt, American Republican politician, Member of Pennsylvania State Senate 33rd District, 1989-2004 [3]
  • Stephen Punt (b. 1962), British comedian and actor, best known for his comedy partnership with Hugh Dennis


  1. The Norman People and Their Existing Descendants in the British Dominions and the United States Of America. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1975. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0636-X)
  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)
  3. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 8) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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