Ponter History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Ponter

What does the name Ponter mean?

The ancient name Ponter literally means "dweller by the pond." 1 Another source has a slightly different origins, that of "the keeper of the pond or pound." 2

Early Origins of the Ponter family

The surname Ponter was first found in Cambridgeshire where the family name was referenced in the Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 when William le Pondere held estates in that shire. Later, John le Ponder was registered as holding lands in Huntingdonshire in 1306. 1

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. 3

Early History of the Ponter family

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Ponter Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Ponter family

Paulin Pondre (1650-1723) who purchased the Château de Guermantes, a Château located in Guermantes, Seine-et-Marne, northern France in 1698. He engaged Jules Hardouin-Mansart for renovations to the building, completed in 1710. Pondre was receveur des finances at Lyon and had become one of the...
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Migration of the Ponter family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Thomas Pondser, who came to Virginia in 1638; John Ponder settled in Virginia in 1658; John Ponder settled in Maryland in 1674; Simon Ponder was on record in Mississippi 1871..

Sources +

Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
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)