Family name origins & meanings
- English (of Norman origin) : from the medieval personal name Ponc(h)e, Pons (see Ponce).
- English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from Ponts in La Manche and Seine-Maritime, Normandy, from Latin pontes ‘bridges’ (see Pont).
- English (of Norman origin) : nickname for a fop or dandy, from points ‘laces for hose’ (see Pointer 1).