Pointer Surname

43,683rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,901 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Pointer Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the pointer,' a maker of points. A manufacturer of tagged lace, for fastening hose and doublet together, &c. Falstaff in the act of saying, 'Their points being broken,' is interrupted by the remark, 'Down fell their hose' (1 Henry IV).

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Pointer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9,2941:38,9994,808
England1,9841:28,0843,803
Canada2091:176,29517,615
Australia1221:221,27621,136
Wales651:47,6084,483
South Africa501:1,083,55464,652
New Zealand421:107,81714,061
Scotland371:144,6988,671
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
France41:16,605,680368,153
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Saint Lucia21:89,3902,918
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
China21:683,660,78330,601
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
San Marino11:33,214932
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,2281:19,8502,831
Jersey21:25,9413,069
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8461:27,2043,338

Pointer (224) may also be a first name.

Pointer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the pointer,' a maker of points. A manufacturer of tagged lace, for fastening hose and doublet together, &c. Falstaff in the act of saying, 'Their points being broken,' is interrupted by the remark, 'Down fell their hose' (1 Henry IV). The name and occupation occur in the Privy Purse Expenses, Elizabeth of York: 'John Poyntmaker, for pointing of XL dozen points of silk pointed with agelettes of laton.' An Act passed 1 Edward IV mentions, among others, 'Keper of oure Armour in the Toure of London, maker of poyntes, constable of oure castell of Hadleigh, &c.': Rot. Pari. Edward IV.

Vasse le Poynter, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John le Poyntour. Calendarium Inquisitionum Post Mortem.

Robert le Poyntour. Excerpta e Rotulis Finium in Turri Londinensi.

William Poyntmakere. Guild of St. George, Norwich.

Robert Ponyter (sic), Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

1607. Baptised — William, s. Andrew Poynter: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1617. John Poynter, London: Register of the University of Oxford.

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

(Anglo-French-Latin) Point or Lace Maker [Middle English poynter, poyntour, from Middle English poynt, point, French point-Lat, punct-um, a point] ‘Point: A tagged lace, used in ancient dress.’—Halliwell.

Vasse le Poynter.—Hundred Rolls

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who made laces for fastening clothes.

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

William Pontier, Normandy, 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); John and Richard Ponter, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

From the French, Pointier; a personal name.

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

Pointer: - one who made “points,” tags to dresses by which laces were fastened together—often made of silver. Surname Poynter.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Amongst the old Tavistock families now scantily represented is that of Pointer, or Poynter. From the 16th to the 18th century this name occurred frequently amongst the gentry and merchants of that town (W. T.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Pointer Last Name Facts

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

Pointer (Russian: Поинтер) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pointer? popularity and diffusion

It is the 43,683rd most widespread family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 612,347 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Pointer reside; 80 percent reside in North America and 80 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Pointer is also the 601,629th most frequently occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 224 people.

The surname Pointer is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 9,294 people, or 1 in 38,999. In The United States Pointer is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 12 percent live, Missouri, where 10 percent live and Illinois, where 7 percent live. Beside The United States Pointer occurs in 49 countries. It also occurs in England, where 17 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.

Pointer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pointer has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 503 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 162 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 156 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Pointer Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Pointer last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Pointer last name are 2.33% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 50.9% registered with the political party.

The amount Pointer earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 114.12% more than the national average, earning R 508,824 per year; in United States they earn 9.89% less than the national average, earning $38,882 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.91% more than the national average, earning $50,630 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pointier93399/
Pointere9330/
Pointeer938/
Poionter931/
Poijnter931/
Pointeur931/
Pointe92756/
Ponter92652/
Pointhier881/
Painter8640,326/
Poynter868,418/
Pontier862,794/
Pointet861,376/
Pointes8666/
Ponteur8615/
Ponther8613/
Pointez8610/
Peinter865/
Pointed863/
Puinter862/
Pointee862/
Pounter861/
Pointei861/
Pointie861/
Pointre861/
Pontere861/
Pienter861/
Pointey861/
Pojnter861/
Poiente861/
Pointeu861/
Ponterz861/
Pointir860/
Poenter860/
Ponte8337,837/
Ponthier80749/
Painther8024/
Poyneter803/
Payinter801/
Pointair801/
Poyenter801/
Ppainter801/
Paineter801/
Paintter801/
Bpainter801/
Pointtie801/
Painteer801/
Pointije801/
Phontier801/
Painterz801/
Paiynter800/
Pontes77124,324/
Panter776,724/
Pontet772,319/
Peinte7791/
Painte7762/
Pontie7757/
Pontey7750/
Poonte7749/
Poente7743/
Pontez7737/
Pontre7735/
Pontep7735/
Pontee7733/
Pontje7716/
Pointi7714/
Ponthe778/
Poynte776/
Pontea776/
Pontte776/
Pointa776/
Pontér776/
Ponteš775/
Piente774/
Ponted773/
Pointy771/
Puinte771/
Pounte771/
Pponte771/
Ponnte771/
Pomter770/
Pfonte770/
Poggiante7519/
Passinter755/
Pointaire753/
Ponterova751/
Poceenter751/
Pittenter751/
Bpocenter751/
Pontheire750/
Paynter719,934/
Potente713,635/
Panther712,898/
Peintre71389/
Pantier71314/
Pointis71158/
Posente71133/
Pontoir7169/
Ponthet7152/
Patinte7142/
Picente7138/
Paintre7136/
Pisente7135/
Phontee7134/
Ponthie7131/
Pocente7122/
Phanter7121/
Pacinte7120/
Ponthir7118/
Pantere7116/
Puenter7115/
Ponttes718/
Ponthep718/
Ponntes716/
Pountey715/
Pojante715/
Pajinte715/
Phontet714/
Paintet714/
Phontep714/
Painterová713/
Poyinti713/
Ponteis713/
Painted713/
Poynterová712/
Poyntes712/
D'Ponte712/
Paunter712/
Pontess711/
Potinti711/
Pontest711/
Pountie711/
Peynter711/
Pientea711/
Phontes711/
Phonthe711/
Paintes711/
Panteir711/
Panhter711/
Ppontes711/
Pasinte711/
Pijante711/
Phontie711/
Pontheu711/
Ponttge711/
Ponteit711/
Paiente711/
Phinted711/
Ponteas711/
Pontees711/
Paenter710/
Pfontte710/
Paintey710/
Paintte710/
Puintes710/
Ponthes710/
Paintir710/
Pantter710/
Ponti6712,469/
Pante6711,165/
Ponta672,392/
Pichinte67981/
Ponty67898/
Phonthep67834/
Possente67359/
Pontoire67262/
Panthier67214/
Phinthep6796/
Pomte6780/
Paynther6728/
Ponteggi6721/
Pisentte6711/
Pottinti679/
Phoionta679/
Ponté678/
Pasiente677/
Panthere675/
Paiintie674/
Pantheer674/
Payntier674/
Patintes674/
Pichente673/
Pontí673/
Phonthee673/
Pãter672/
Pagiente672/
Pechinte672/
Payneter672/
Poonthep672/
Ponthior671/
Pasinthe671/
Painette671/
Patenter671/
Picentte671/
Phointha671/
Peintess671/
Potentes671/
Phonthet671/
Pocentte671/
Pontthep671/

Pointer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pointer in the Russian language
Поинтерpointer-

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