Pierpont

Pierpont

English

Alternative forms

• Pierpoint

Etymology

Norman habitational surname, from any of various places in Northern France, from pierre (“stone”) + pont (“bridge”).

Proper noun

Pierpont (countable and uncountable, plural Pierponts)

1. A surname from Norman.
2. An unincorporatedcommunity in Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States.
3. A town in Day County, South Dakota, United States.
4. An unincorporatedcommunity in Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States.
5. An unincorporatedcommunity in Wyoming County, West Virginia, United States.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Pierpont is the 25403^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 974 individuals. Pierpont is most common among White (96.2%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Pierpont”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.