Painter Surname

13,829th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40,326 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Painter Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the painter,' one who depicted in colours. This surname has made a strong impression upon American directories.

John Peyntur, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Richard le Paintur, Close Rolls, 4 Edward II.

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Painter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States29,6381:12,2301,512
England6,1781:9,0191,308
Australia1,0861:24,8583,394
Canada9361:39,3654,932
New Zealand4831:9,3751,626
India3981:1,927,30066,889
Wales3421:9,0481,001
South Africa3041:178,21619,593
Iran1681:457,03928,032
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Scotland751:71,3845,479
France731:909,900105,096
Kuwait671:56,7276,926
Germany521:1,548,18292,602
Russia481:3,002,564162,760
Austria411:207,69425,759
Pakistan321:5,582,62134,646
Spain241:1,948,00252,403
Jersey221:4,509908
Israel201:427,88233,464
Netherlands161:1,055,44866,951
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
American Samoa81:6,9701,431
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Hong Kong61:1,222,5805,222
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
China41:341,830,39216,990
Panama41:978,06412,245
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Guam11:160,1214,893
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Macau11:601,6301,582
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Belize11:355,4743,977
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Palau11:21,643223
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland311:142,8997,868
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,9811:6,123942
Wales971:16,169965
Scotland301:124,7745,666
Jersey31:17,2942,528
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,8171:8,6331,108

Painter (182) may also be a first name.

Painter Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the painter,' one who depicted in colours. This surname has made a strong impression upon American directories.

John Peyntur, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Richard le Paintur, Close Rolls, 4 Edward II.

William de Blida, payntour, 8 Edward II: Freemen of York.

Ricardus Peyntour, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Richard Peyntour, rector of Congham, Norfolk, 1439: History of Norfolk.

1636. Married — Richard Painter and Catherine Witt: St. James, Clerkenwell.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) One who covers buildings and ships with paint; the official in charge of bread in a large household.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

The occupation. H.R. Pictor. See Paynter.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The same as Panter; from the old word panter or pantler; in a family of distinction an officer who kept the bread; from panetier, L. panetarius. "In the court of France the panitier was an officer of high consideration; and in monasteries the paniter would seem to have been charged with the distribution of bread to the poor, no doubt in virtue of his office of chief baker." Proceedings Soc. Antiq. Scot. vol. i. p. 14; Way's Prompt. Parv., p. 381. Hence, by corruption, the surname Panther.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

From the Danish, Penter; from the Flemish, Pinter; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Painter Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Painter Come From? nationality or country of origin

Painter (Hindi: पेन्टर, Marathi: पटर) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Painter? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 13,829th most commonly held surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 180,716 people. Painter is mostly found in The Americas, where 71 percent of Painter are found; 71 percent are found in North America and 71 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Painter is also the 675,152nd most frequent forename at a global level, borne by 182 people.

The last name Painter is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 29,638 people, or 1 in 12,230. In The United States Painter is mostly concentrated in: Virginia, where 8 percent are found, California, where 7 percent are found and Texas, where 6 percent are found. Besides The United States Painter is found in 91 countries. It is also found in England, where 15 percent are found and Australia, where 3 percent are found.

Painter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Painter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Painter surname grew 510 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 155 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 353 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 250 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 90 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Painter Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Painter last name is principally Anglican (58%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Painter surname are 21.68% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68.45% registered with the political party.

The amount Painter earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 152.42% more than the national average, earning R 599,856 per year; in United States they earn 2.15% less than the national average, earning $42,220 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.71% more than the national average, earning $50,037 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Painther9324/
Payinter931/
Ppainter931/
Paineter931/
Paintter931/
Bpainter931/
Painteer931/
Painterz931/
Paiynter930/
Panter926,724/
Painte9262/
Passinter885/
Pointer8611,901/
Paynter869,934/
Panther862,898/
Pantier86314/
Patinte8642/
Paintre8636/
Phanter8621/
Pacinte8620/
Pantere8616/
Peinter865/
Pajinte865/
Paintet864/
Painted863/
Puinter862/
Paunter862/
Pienter861/
Paintes861/
Panteir861/
Panhter861/
Pasinte861/
Paiente861/
Paenter860/
Paintey860/
Paintte860/
Paintir860/
Pantter860/
Pante8311,165/
Painterová823/
Pointier80399/
Panthier80214/
Pointere8030/
Paynther8028/
Pointeer808/
Pasiente807/
Panthere805/
Paiintie804/
Pantheer804/
Payntier804/
Patintes804/
Pagiente802/
Payneter802/
Poionter801/
Pasinthe801/
Painette801/
Patenter801/
Poijnter801/
Pointeur801/
Pantea778,657/
Pantir771,055/
Pointe77756/
Pantes77687/
Panteh77276/
Pantet77226/
Paunte77186/
Phante77168/
Painta77143/
Peinte7791/
Painti7783/
Pantie7775/
Pantee7756/
Panthe7755/
Pantez7747/
Pfante7744/
Panted7739/
Pantey7731/
Pantge7713/
Pantei7713/
Pantre779/
Pantep778/
Painty777/
Piente774/
Pantte772/
Pasnte771/
Paynte771/
Pantej771/
Puinte771/
Peante771/
Panteu771/
Pantyr771/
Pantîr771/
Paante771/
Pamter770/
Panterova7579/
Pittenter751/
Pointhier751/
Paicinthe750/
Poynter718,418/
Pujante713,434/
Patente711,480/
Pointet711,376/
Panthep71417/
Peintre71389/
Panthet71359/
Pajente71331/
Pejante71209/
Patinti71177/
Pacente71161/
Panthei7185/
Panthey7183/
Panthee7182/
Pointes7166/
Picente7138/
Pisente7135/
Paiinti7132/
Payinti7124/
Pantess7118/
Puenter7115/
Paintis7112/
Pantech7111/
Phanthe7110/
Payente7110/
Pointez7110/
Paienti717/
Panthre716/
Phantes716/
Pojante715/
Pantett715/
Panthea714/
Paintai714/
Panthed714/
Paintti713/
Pointed713/
Pasente713/
Panthir712/
Pointee712/
Payante712/
Phantea712/
Pounter711/
Pointei711/
Pointie711/
Pointre711/
Peasnte711/
Peynter711/
Pientea711/
Painthi711/
Pamther711/
Pantesh711/
Pantherová711/
Panthge711/
Panthie711/
Pantthe711/
Pointey711/
Pojnter711/
Pauntie711/
Paintha711/
Pacinti711/
Pijante711/
Poiente711/
Pointeu711/
Puyante711/
Phinted711/
Phantee711/
Pantead711/
Pantest711/
Panthes711/
Pantiey711/
Paentea711/
Payntie710/
Pointir710/
Pandtte710/
Paintoy710/
Poenter710/
Puintes710/
Panta6780,105/
Panti6716,866/
Phanthet671,500/
Pichinte67981/
Patentes67378/
Panty67268/
Pascente67265/
Phinthep6796/
Pantè6728/
Panté6723/
Phanthep6719/
Pantí6712/
Pisentte6711/
Paatinti6710/
Phanthee674/
Poyneter673/
Pichente673/
Passente673/
Patintis673/
Pascinti672/
Pãter672/
Pantă672/
Pechinte672/
Pointair671/
Patintti671/
Poyenter671/
Paintaiy671/
Panththe671/
Pandthre671/
Pointtie671/
Pamte671/
Pattente671/
Patentte671/
Passinti671/
Pasentei671/
Pahantei671/
Panthère671/
Painetti671/
Pacentes671/
Picentte671/
Peintess671/
Pointije671/
Pachente671/

Painter Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Painter in the Marathi language
पटरpatara97.56
पैन्तरpaintara1.63
पटेलpatela0.81
Painter in the Hindi language
पेन्टरpentara50
पेंटरpentara50

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