from the medieval personal name
Ponc(h)e, Pons (see Ponce).habitational name
from Ponts in La Manche and Seine-Maritime, Normandy, from Latin
pontes ‘bridges’ (see Pont).nickname for a fop or
dandy, from points ‘laces for hose’ (see Pointer 1).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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