Poinsett Surname

538,129th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 598 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Poinsett Surname User-submission:

The surname Poinsett is an altered spelling of French Poinset, from a derivative of Old French poinson, meaning 'pointed instrument', hence a metonymic occupational surname for a maker or user of any pointed instrument.

Poinsett Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5951:609,17549,462
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2641:190,22216,737

Poinsett (13) may also be a first name.

Poinsett Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Poinsett is an altered spelling of French Poinset, from a derivative of Old French poinson, meaning 'pointed instrument', hence a metonymic occupational surname for a maker or user of any pointed instrument.

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Poinsett Last Name Facts

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

Poinsett is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Poinsett? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 538,129th most commonly used family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 12,186,532 people. The surname Poinsett occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Poinsett live; 93 percent live in North America and 93 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,159,357th most numerous first name worldwide It is held by 13 people.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 595 people, or 1 in 609,175. In The United States Poinsett is mostly found in: New Jersey, where 25 percent live, Missouri, where 9 percent live and Florida, where 7 percent live. Apart from The United States Poinsett occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 0 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.

Poinsett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Poinsett has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Poinsett last name expanded 225 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Poinsett Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Poinsett surname are 31.8% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 78.57% registered with the political party.

Poinsett earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.13% more than the national average, earning $50,110 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poinsette94362/
Posinsett940/
Poinset9346/
Ponsett932/
Pounsett88101/
Poinsitt8899/
Poincett880/
Ponset8663/
Poinse864/
Poinsitte820/
Poynsette820/
Painset80391/
Poincet80227/
Phonset80173/
Poncett809/
Ponsete804/
Poenset802/
Phinset802/
Ponzett801/
Poënset801/
Poonset801/
Ponjett801/
Pomsett800/
Poinser800/
Pounset800/
Ponse771,393/
Pouncett7583/
Poncette7557/
Poinsier7531/
Peinsitt7529/
Ponzette754/
Pongette751/
Ponjette751/
Poinceth750/
Poncet7115,849/
Panset71334/
Ponsee7156/
Ponsie7152/
Ponsit7131/
Ponser7126/
Poince7120/
Ponshe7118/
Pijnse7118/
Phonse7117/
Phinse7110/
Ponses7110/
Ponsse716/
Ponget716/
Ponsei713/
Ponsez713/
Pouncette713/
Poinge712/
Ponseu712/
Peinsieth711/
Poense711/
Ponsed711/
Painse711/
Ponsey710/
Poinze710/
Phonsit671,476/
Ponchet67426/
Poencet6734/
Phinsee6718/
Potense6718/
Poonsit6716/
Ponshie6710/
Ponsier6710/
Panseth678/
Phanset678/
Phonsee677/
Phonsep676/
Potinge675/
Posinge675/
Phonses673/
Poonsee673/
Ponzeth672/
Ponsech672/
Ponsche672/
Poincer671/
Ponseha671/
Phonsea671/
Pamsett671/
Poncete671/
Painget671/
Poinche671/
Poinsoy671/
Ponttge671/
Poncedt671/
Ponsseu671/
Poyanse671/
Pounsey671/
Phonsie671/
Phinses671/
Ponhsee671/
Ponjete671/
Paunset670/
Pounser670/
Phinsey670/
Pangett670/
Pouncet670/
Poindge670/
Ponsher670/

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