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UK surname

Pontin

In the 1881 census there were 347 people recorded with the Pontin surname, ranking it #8,811 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 602, ranked #8,701, up from #8,811 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Ystradyfodwg (incl. Rhigos), Swindon, Lyddington and London parishes. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Caerphilly, Herefordshire and Rhondda Cynon Taf.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Pontin is 624 in 2000. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 73.5%.

1881 census count

347

Ranked #8,811

Modern count

602

2016, ranked #8,701

Peak year

2000

624 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Pontin had 347 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #8,811 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 602 in 2016, ranked #8,701.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 445 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Ageing Communities.

Pontin surname distribution map

The map shows where the Pontin surname is concentrated in each census or modern distribution year. Darker areas mean a stronger local concentration.

Distribution map

Pontin surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Pontin over time

The table below tracks recorded surname counts and rank from the 19th-century census years through the modern adult-register period.

Year Period Count Rank
1851 historical 295 #7,737
1861 historical 189 #12,570
1881 historical 347 #8,811
1891 historical 313 #10,723
1901 historical 431 #8,982
1911 historical 445 #8,582
1997 modern 592 #8,226
1998 modern 606 #8,329
1999 modern 601 #8,430
2000 modern 624 #8,197
2001 modern 612 #8,164
2002 modern 622 #8,239
2003 modern 605 #8,270
2004 modern 591 #8,442
2005 modern 570 #8,582
2006 modern 564 #8,668
2007 modern 576 #8,619
2008 modern 577 #8,660
2009 modern 600 #8,598
2010 modern 612 #8,654
2011 modern 610 #8,569
2012 modern 589 #8,726
2013 modern 614 #8,589
2014 modern 612 #8,667
2015 modern 614 #8,573
2016 modern 602 #8,701

Geography

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Where Pontins are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Ystradyfodwg (incl. Rhigos), Swindon, Lyddington, London parishes, St Pancras and Calne, Bowood, Blackland, Calstone Withington. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Caerphilly, Herefordshire, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Neath Port Talbot and West Oxfordshire. Treat these as concentration signals, not proof that every family line began there.

Some modern areas include a three-digit suffix, such as Leeds 110. The suffix is a small-area code, so it stays in the table while the prose uses the plain place name.

Top historical parishes

Rank Parish Area
1 Ystradyfodwg (incl. Rhigos) Glamorganshire
2 Swindon, Lyddington Wiltshire
3 London parishes London 3
4 St Pancras London (North Districts)
5 Calne, Bowood, Blackland, Calstone Withington Wiltshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Caerphilly 014 Caerphilly
2 Herefordshire 010 Herefordshire, County of
3 Rhondda Cynon Taf 005 Rhondda Cynon Taf
4 Neath Port Talbot 003 Neath Port Talbot
5 West Oxfordshire 014 West Oxfordshire

Forenames

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First names often paired with Pontin

These lists show first names that appear often with the Pontin surname in historical and recent records.

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Pontin

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Pontin, this points to the kinds of places where the surname is most concentrated today.

These neighbourhood labels describe areas, not individual people. They are useful because surnames often cluster through family history, migration, housing patterns and local work. A surname can be strongest in one type of neighbourhood even when people with that name live across the country.

The UK classification gives the national picture. The London classification is more specific to the capital, where housing, age profile, tenure and population mix can look quite different from the rest of the UK.

UK neighbourhood type

UK Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities

Group

Ageing Communities

Nationally, the Pontin surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Ageing Communities, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Pontin household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

Many residents are of normal retirement age or above and live in communal establishments, and there are few dependent children. The dominant property type is a mix of retirement flats and detached houses. Those in work are likely to be employed in managerial and professional occupations, and many residents are educated to degree level. Levels of owner occupation are high, but the private rental sector is also present. Rural locations predominate.

Wider pattern

Pervasive throughout the UK, members of this Supergroup typically own (or are buying) their detached, semi-detached or terraced homes. They are also typically educated to A Level/Highers or degree level and work in skilled or professional occupations. Typically born in the UK, some families have children, although the median adult age is above 45 and some property has become under-occupied after children have left home. This Supergroup is pervasive not only in suburban locations, but also in neighbourhoods at or beyond the edge of cities that adjoin rural parts of the country.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

The Greater London Mix

Group

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Pontin is most associated with areas classed as Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers, part of The Greater London Mix. This gives the surname a London-specific profile rather than forcing the capital into the same pattern as the rest of the country.

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Group profile

Mainly located in Inner London, these neighbourhoods retain a diverse employment structure, with some concentration in associated professional and technical occupations rather than skilled trades or construction. Social renting is more common and levels of homeownership are low. Many residents identify as Black. There is a lower than average rate of marriage or civil partnership, few that are very old (85 or over) and higher than average incidence of disability.

Wider London pattern

A Supergroup embodying London's diversity in many respects, apart from low numbers of residents identifying as of Bangladeshi, Indian, Pakistani or Other (non-Chinese) Asian ethnicity. There is lower than average prevalence of families with dependent children, while there are above average occurrences of never-married individuals and single-person households. The age distribution is skewed towards younger, single residents and couples without children, with many individuals identifying as of mixed or multiple ethnicity. Social rented or private rented housing is slightly more prevalent than average, and many residents live in flats. Individuals typically work in professional and associated roles in public administration, education or health rather than in elementary occupations in agriculture, energy, water, construction or manufacturing. Incidence of students is slightly below average. Individuals declaring no religion are more prevalent than average and non-use of English at home is below average.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Pontin is most concentrated in decile 4 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname near the middle of the scale.

Lower deciles point towards weaker access to healthy assets or stronger exposure to local hazards. Higher deciles point towards stronger access and fewer hazards.

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Lower access Higher access

Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Pontin falls in decile 10 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname towards the less deprived end of the index.

Decile 1 represents the more deprived end of the scale. Decile 10 represents the less deprived end.

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More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Pontin is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 30-40 mbit/s.

The scale below places that band in context, from slower local download bands through to faster ones.

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Slower band Faster band

Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

This describes the area pattern most associated with Pontin, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Pontin families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Pontin surname. Use the location tables for concentration, then the name and occupation tables for the people behind the surname.

Top counties

Total is the county count. Frequency and index adjust for local population size, so they are better concentration signals. Wiltshire leads with 103 Pontins recorded in 1881 and an index of 33.73x.

County Total Index
Wiltshire 103 33.73x
Middlesex 51 1.48x
Berkshire 42 16.20x
Gloucestershire 28 4.13x
Surrey 25 1.49x
Glamorgan 21 3.49x
Oxfordshire 14 6.57x
Hampshire 13 1.84x
Sussex 13 2.23x
Kent 10 0.85x
Channel Islands 7 6.84x
Angus 6 1.88x
Essex 4 0.59x
Lancashire 2 0.05x
Lincolnshire 2 0.36x
Northamptonshire 2 0.62x
Shropshire 2 0.67x
Staffordshire 2 0.17x
Caernarfonshire 1 0.72x
Dumfriesshire 1 1.31x
Hertfordshire 1 0.42x
Monmouthshire 1 0.40x
Royal Navy 1 2.43x
Somerset 1 0.18x
Worcestershire 1 0.22x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Calne in Wiltshire leads with 18 Pontins recorded in 1881 and an index of 286.17x.

Place Total Index
Calne 18 286.17x
Aberdare 15 36.35x
Reading St Mary 14 67.44x
Islington London 13 3.88x
Cheltenham 12 22.97x
Ramsbury 11 397.11x
St Pancras London 11 3.96x
Bremhill 10 724.64x
Cherhill 10 2941.18x
Croydon 9 9.64x
Hackney London 9 4.65x
Compton 8 1066.67x
Wanborough 8 769.23x
Hatherop 7 1707.32x
Marlborough St Mary Virgin 7 325.58x
Sark 7 1029.41x
Bristol St Philip Jacob 6 9.41x
Clewer 6 56.50x
Dundee 6 5.02x
Reading St Giles 6 23.59x
Rumbolds Wyke 6 560.75x
Witney 6 168.07x
Chisledon 5 359.71x
Havant 5 139.66x
Headington 5 151.06x
Reading St Lawrence 5 90.25x
Rodbourne Cheney 5 211.86x
Shoreditch London 5 3.34x
Tonbridge 5 11.77x
Earl Stoke 4 1250.00x
East Tisbury 4 380.95x
Egham 4 38.72x
Lambeth 4 1.33x
Llantrisant 4 26.40x
Preshute 4 212.77x
Walthamstow 4 16.31x
Westbourne 4 137.93x
Bethnal Green London 3 2.00x
Farnham 3 22.94x
Friern Barnet 3 39.42x
Kington St Michael 3 555.56x
Oxford St Clement 3 55.76x
Pewsey 3 133.33x
Plumstead 3 7.64x
Steeple Ashton 3 365.85x
Bridgnorth St Leonard 2 59.17x
Camberwell 2 0.91x
Chilton Foliat 2 298.51x
Fairford 2 110.50x
Kensington London 2 1.04x
Kingston On Thames 2 4.95x
Oving 2 101.52x
Sedgebrook 2 769.23x
Stafford St Mary 2 12.12x
Tadley 2 166.67x
Ventnor 2 29.72x
Bedminster 1 1.91x
Berkhampstead 1 18.69x
Boxford 1 149.25x
Chippenham 1 15.63x
Deptford St Paul 1 1.10x
Fareham 1 11.75x
Gloucester St John Baptist 1 22.88x
Graig 1 89.29x
Hornsey 1 2.29x
Keevil 1 222.22x
Langholm 1 18.25x
Llandudno 1 20.08x
Llanvedw 1 277.78x
Margam 1 14.90x
North Savernake 1 769.23x
Northampton Priory St 1 5.13x
Northampton St Giles 1 8.08x
Norwood 1 12.66x
Paddington London 1 0.79x
Rowde 1 70.92x
Royal Navy 1 2.84x
Toxteth Park 1 0.72x
Westminster St James 1 2.82x
Wilcott 1 149.25x

Top female names

These are the female first names most often recorded with the Pontin surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
Mary 20
Elizabeth 14
Jane 10
Ellen 8
Emma 7
Sarah 7
Annie 6
Eliza 6
Ann 5
Edith 5
Emily 5
Alice 4
Caroline 4
Catherine 4
Charlotte 4
Fanny 4
Kate 4
Hannah 3
Harriet 3
Agnes 2
Clara 2
Elizth. 2
Esther 2
Florence 2
Lena 2
Margaret 2
Anne 1
Carry 1
Dora 1
E. 1
Elma 1
Emilie 1
Emmily 1
Ethel 1
Eva 1
Henrietta 1
Hester 1
Jessie 1
Joanna 1
Judith 1
Julia 1
June 1
Kezia 1
Lillian 1
Lilly 1
Lily 1
Lizzie 1
Louisa 1
Lucy 1
Susannah 1

Top male names

These are the male first names most often recorded with the Pontin surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
George 21
William 21
John 12
Thomas 11
Henry 10
Frederick 9
Charles 8
Walter 7
James 6
Albert 5
Edward 4
Abel 3
Edmund 3
Joseph 3
Maurice 3
Alfred 2
Arthur 2
David 2
Ernest 2
Robert 2
Stephen 2
Wells 2
Ambrose 1
Andrew 1
Berham 1
Charls 1
Christopher 1
Daniel 1
Ebenezar 1
Edgar 1
Edwin 1
Fabian 1
Fitzherbert 1
Freadrick 1
Fredk. 1
Geo. 1
Harry 1
Jonathan 1
Leonard 1
Mark 1
Michael 1
Percy 1
Philip 1
Richard 1
Sidney 1
Sigfried 1
Simon 1
Soloman 1
Willm. 1

FAQ

Pontin surname: questions and answers

How common was the Pontin surname in 1881?

In 1881, 347 people were recorded with the Pontin surname. That placed it at #8,811 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Pontin surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 602 in 2016. That gives Pontin a modern rank of #8,701.

What does the Pontin map show?

The map shows local surname concentration for the selected year. Darker areas have a stronger concentration of Pontin bearers relative to the surrounding population.

What records is this surname page based on?

The historical counts come from census surname records. The modern counts and neighbourhood summaries come from later surname distribution records. Counts are recorded bearers in those records, not a live estimate of everyone with the name today.