as a Last Name
- 27,849
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Ponce
Meaning & Origins
Spanish and French: from the medieval personal name Ponce, ultimately from Pontius, a Roman family name of uncertain origin, perhaps an ethnic name for someone from Pontus (named with Greek pontos ‘ocean’) in Asia Minor, or an Italic cognate of Latin Quintus ‘fifth’ (i.e. ‘fifthborn’). The name was borne by two 3rdcentury saints, a Carthaginian deacon and a martyr of Nice, but was not widely popular in the Middle Ages because of the inhibiting influence of the even more famous Pontius Pilate. In some cases, though, the surname may have been originally used for someone who had played the part of this character in a religious play.
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Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 27,849
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- California
- has the most people named Ponce per capita
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