Poingdestre Surname

1,022,958th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 247 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Poingdestre Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. An heraldic term. One of the nine chief local points of an escutcheon. 'Point-dexter parted ten (in Heraldry), an abatement due to a Braggadochio': Bailey's Dictionary, 1742.

John Poyndexter, Fellow of Exeter College, Oxford, was dispossessed of his living in 1643 (Walker's Sufferings of the Clergy).

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Poingdestre Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England921:605,63136,119
Jersey901:1,102146
New Zealand451:100,62913,472
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jersey1021:50970
Guernsey161:2,041347
England121:2,031,28160,933
Wales11:1,568,41619,290

Poingdestre Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. An heraldic term. One of the nine chief local points of an escutcheon. 'Point-dexter parted ten (in Heraldry), an abatement due to a Braggadochio': Bailey's Dictionary, 1742.

John Poyndexter, Fellow of Exeter College, Oxford, was dispossessed of his living in 1643 (Walker's Sufferings of the Clergy).

'Poingdeslre and Truman, Chemists, 187 Newington Butts': London Directory.

1767. Married —John Troulliet and Elizabeth Poingdestre: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

Average Poingdestre Salary in
England

£18,480

Per year
Rank:
84,779 of 88,641
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
8.01389E-5
Rank: 66,321 of 88,641
Percentage of national average salary:
68.5%
Sample size: 10 (2014)

Average Salary in
England

£26,976

Per year
Per month:
£2,248
Per week:
£500
Per day:
£74

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Poingdestre Last Name Facts

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

Poingdestre is found most in England. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Poingdestre? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,022,958th most commonly occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 29,504,234 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Poingdestre reside; 75 percent reside in Northern Europe and 75 percent reside in British Isles.

Poingdestre is most commonly used in England, where it is borne by 92 people, or 1 in 605,631. In England it is mostly found in: Hampshire, where 49 percent are found, Norfolk, where 12 percent are found and Somerset, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account England this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Jersey, where 36 percent are found and New Zealand, where 18 percent are found.

Poingdestre Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Poingdestre has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 767 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Poingdestre Last Name Statistics demography

Poingdestre earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 39.55% less than the national average, earning R 143,652 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poing-Destre961/
Poingdester911/

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