Ponsonby
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English
Etymology
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Proper noun
Ponsonby (countable and uncountable, plural Ponsonbys)
- A hamlet and civil parish in Copeland borough, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY0505).
- A suburb of Auckland, New Zealand. [1]
- Former name of Boileau, Quebec, Canada.
- A rural community in Centre Wellington, Ontario, Canada.
- A habitational surname.
Derived terms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Ponsonby is the 153769th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 106 individuals. Ponsonby is most common among White (97.17%) individuals.
References
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ponsonby”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.