Pointing Surname
Approximately 784 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnamePointing Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 501 | 1:111,214 | 11,481 |
| Australia | 211 | 1:127,942 | 13,963 |
| Canada | 30 | 1:1,228,186 | 88,140 |
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:442,076 | 21,198 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| Falkland Islands | 3 | 1:1,044 | 221 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 241 | 1:101,143 | 10,189 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:522,805 | 14,314 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
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.
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.
1 for Ponting, q.v.
2 (occasionally) conf. with Pointon, Poynton, q.v.
A township in Lincolnshire.
Richard Pontin, Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Jordan Ponteyn, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).
The Pontings were once numerous in this county, but they are now found in the adjacent county of Wilts (Bigl.).
Ponting is also an old Gloucestershire name (Bigland).
Pointing Demographics
Average Pointing Salary in
England
£29,376
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ponting | 93 | 4,569 | / |
| Pointin | 93 | 441 | / |
| Painting | 88 | 628 | / |
| Poynting | 88 | 137 | / |
| Pginting | 88 | 23 | / |
| Pounting | 88 | 0 | / |
| Pontin | 86 | 2,586 | / |
| Pontng | 86 | 2 | / |
| Pointn | 86 | 1 | / |
| Poonthing | 82 | 1 | / |
| Phontieng | 82 | 1 | / |
| Phonthing | 82 | 1 | / |
| Panting | 80 | 2,920 | / |
| Pontion | 80 | 673 | / |
| Paintin | 80 | 492 | / |
| Pontina | 80 | 58 | / |
| Pointen | 80 | 49 | / |
| Pontien | 80 | 11 | / |
| Ponteng | 80 | 4 | / |
| Paintng | 80 | 3 | / |
| Phontin | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pountin | 80 | 0 | / |
| Pontyng | 80 | 0 | / |
| Poyntin | 80 | 0 | / |
| Paynting | 75 | 138 | / |
| Pantieng | 75 | 15 | / |
| Potentin | 75 | 11 | / |
| Panthing | 75 | 7 | / |
| Phontien | 75 | 4 | / |
| Pantiong | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ponthien | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pandting | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pountien | 75 | 1 | / |
| Phontina | 75 | 1 | / |
| Potinten | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pasintin | 75 | 0 | / |
| Pantting | 75 | 0 | / |
| Pantin | 71 | 4,751 | / |
| Pontim | 71 | 317 | / |
| Pontén | 71 | 316 | / |
| Ponten | 71 | 295 | / |
| Pajunting | 71 | 3 | / |
| Pounthien | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pontën | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pontèn | 71 | 1 | / |
| Payunting | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pomtin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pantng | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pantina | 67 | 1,756 | / |
| Painten | 67 | 280 | / |
| Phonthueng | 67 | 203 | / |
| Pantion | 67 | 130 | / |
| Ponteen | 67 | 92 | / |
| Panteng | 67 | 45 | / |
| Ponthen | 67 | 13 | / |
| Pontenx | 67 | 12 | / |
| Pantien | 67 | 3 | / |
| Poynten | 67 | 3 | / |
| Panthng | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pamting | 67 | 1 | / |
| Payntin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phantng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puentin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Panttin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pienten | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poontim | 67 | 1 | / |
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Pointing Reference & Research
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