Pointing Surname

437,497th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 784 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Falkland Islands

Pointing Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Poynton,' a chapelry in the parish of Prestbury, near Stockport, Cheshire Poynting, &c, is a corruption, the 'g' being an excrescence, as in Jennings. For another local origin, v. Pointing.

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Pointing Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5011:111,21411,481
Australia2111:127,94213,963
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Wales71:442,07621,198
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Falkland Islands31:1,044221
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2411:101,14310,189
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Pointing Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Poynton,' a chapelry in the parish of Prestbury, near Stockport, Cheshire Poynting, &c, is a corruption, the 'g' being an excrescence, as in Jennings. For another local origin, v. Pointing. Both have become inextricably mixed.

John de Poynton, barber, 12 Edward II: Freemen of York.

William Poynton, parish of Bunbury, 1617: Wills at Chester.

Randal Poynton, of Corigleton, 1620: ibid.

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

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Pointon,' formerly a chapelry in the parish of Semperingham, Lincolnshire But v. Poynton.

Emecina de Poynton, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Jordan de Poynton, Lincolnshire, ibid.

Thomas de Poynton, Lincolnshire, ibid.

1790. Married — Jonathan Poynton and Mary Wood: St. George, Hanover Square.

1795. — James Bewley and Esther Ponton: ibid.

1809. William Pointing and Elizabeth Wright: ibid.

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

1 for Ponting, q.v.

2 (occasionally) conf. with Pointon, Poynton, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A township in Lincolnshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Richard Pontin, Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Jordan Ponteyn, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

The Pontings were once numerous in this county, but they are now found in the adjacent county of Wilts (Bigl.).

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

Ponting is also an old Gloucestershire name (Bigland).

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

Pointing Last Name Facts

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

Pointing occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pointing? popularity and diffusion

It is the 437,497th most frequent family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 9,295,339 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 66 percent of Pointing live; 66 percent live in Northern Europe and 65 percent live in British Isles.

The surname Pointing is most widespread in England, where it is borne by 501 people, or 1 in 111,214. In England it is primarily found in: Greater London, where 22 percent live, West Sussex, where 14 percent live and Essex, where 7 percent live. Other than England this last name exists in 16 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 27 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.

Pointing Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pointing has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Pointing last name rose 208 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 500 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 233 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pointing Last Name Statistics demography

Pointing earn notably less less than the average income. In Canada they earn 23.08% less than the national average, earning $38,215 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ponting934,569/
Pointin93441/
Painting88628/
Poynting88137/
Pginting8823/
Pounting880/
Pontin862,586/
Pontng862/
Pointn861/
Poonthing821/
Phontieng821/
Phonthing821/
Panting802,920/
Pontion80673/
Paintin80492/
Pontina8058/
Pointen8049/
Pontien8011/
Ponteng804/
Paintng803/
Phontin801/
Pountin800/
Pontyng800/
Poyntin800/
Paynting75138/
Pantieng7515/
Potentin7511/
Panthing757/
Phontien754/
Pantiong752/
Ponthien751/
Pandting751/
Pountien751/
Phontina751/
Potinten751/
Pasintin750/
Pantting750/
Pantin714,751/
Pontim71317/
Pontén71316/
Ponten71295/
Pajunting713/
Pounthien711/
Pontën711/
Pontèn711/
Payunting711/
Pomtin711/
Pantng711/
Pantina671,756/
Painten67280/
Phonthueng67203/
Pantion67130/
Ponteen6792/
Panteng6745/
Ponthen6713/
Pontenx6712/
Pantien673/
Poynten673/
Panthng672/
Pamting671/
Payntin671/
Phantng671/
Puentin671/
Panttin671/
Pienten671/
Poontim671/

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Pointing Reference & Research

Pointing One-name Study - A profile of the Pointing surname with contact details for a researcher who collects any information pertaining to it.

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Pointing & Poynting FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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