Painter Surname
Approximately 40,326 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnamePainter Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 29,638 | 1:12,230 | 1,512 |
| England | 6,178 | 1:9,019 | 1,308 |
| Australia | 1,086 | 1:24,858 | 3,394 |
| Canada | 936 | 1:39,365 | 4,932 |
| New Zealand | 483 | 1:9,375 | 1,626 |
| India | 398 | 1:1,927,300 | 66,889 |
| Wales | 342 | 1:9,048 | 1,001 |
| South Africa | 304 | 1:178,216 | 19,593 |
| Iran | 168 | 1:457,039 | 28,032 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Scotland | 75 | 1:71,384 | 5,479 |
| France | 73 | 1:909,900 | 105,096 |
| Kuwait | 67 | 1:56,727 | 6,926 |
| Germany | 52 | 1:1,548,182 | 92,602 |
| Russia | 48 | 1:3,002,564 | 162,760 |
| Austria | 41 | 1:207,694 | 25,759 |
| Pakistan | 32 | 1:5,582,621 | 34,646 |
| Spain | 24 | 1:1,948,002 | 52,403 |
| Jersey | 22 | 1:4,509 | 908 |
| Israel | 20 | 1:427,882 | 33,464 |
| Netherlands | 16 | 1:1,055,448 | 66,951 |
| Thailand | 13 | 1:5,433,719 | 375,884 |
| Brazil | 12 | 1:17,839,528 | 311,080 |
| Philippines | 11 | 1:9,203,475 | 207,772 |
| American Samoa | 8 | 1:6,970 | 1,431 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Hong Kong | 6 | 1:1,222,580 | 5,222 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Panama | 4 | 1:978,064 | 12,245 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 1:4,824,561 | 42,415 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Palau | 1 | 1:21,643 | 223 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 31 | 1:142,899 | 7,868 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3,981 | 1:6,123 | 942 |
| Wales | 97 | 1:16,169 | 965 |
| Scotland | 30 | 1:124,774 | 5,666 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:17,294 | 2,528 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,817 | 1:8,633 | 1,108 |
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.
(English) One who covers buildings and ships with paint; the official in charge of bread in a large household.
The occupation. H.R. Pictor. See Paynter.
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.
From the Danish, Penter; from the Flemish, Pinter; a personal name.
Painter Demographics
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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 or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Painter? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 13,829th most widely held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 180,716 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 71 percent of Painter reside; 71 percent reside in North America and 71 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 675,152nd most common forename internationally It is held by 182 people.
The surname Painter is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 29,638 people, or 1 in 12,230. In The United States Painter is mostly concentrated in: Virginia, where 8 percent live, California, where 7 percent live and Texas, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account The United States Painter occurs in 91 countries. It also occurs in England, where 15 percent live and Australia, where 3 percent live.
Painter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Painter has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Painter surname increased 510 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 155 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 353 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 250 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 90 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Painter Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Painter last name is predominantly Anglican (58%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Painter last name 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
Painter Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Painter in the Marathi language | ||
| पटर | patara | 97.56 |
| पैन्तर | paintara | 1.63 |
| पटेल | patela | 0.81 |
| Painter in the Hindi language | ||
| पेन्टर | pentara | 50 |
| पेंटर | pentara | 50 |
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Footnotes
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