Pontifex is used in modern times as a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Alfred Pontifex (1842–1930), English cricketerCharles Pontifex (1831–1912), English cricketer and lawyer who was knightedDudley Pontifex (1855–1934), English cricketer, all-round sportsman and lawyerJohn Pontifex (cricketer, born 1771) (1771–1841), English cricketerJohn Pontifex (cricketer, born 1796) (1796–1875), English cricketer and father of Charles PontifexKyle Pontifex (born 1980), New Zealand field hockey playerMax Pontifex, Australian rules footballerSydney Pontifex (1803–1874), English cricketerIn literature, the fictional (but semi-autobiographical) Pontifex family are the central characters in The Way of All Flesh, the 1903 novel by Samuel Butler.
