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 is found in England more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pointing? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 437,497th most frequently held surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 9,295,339 people. Pointing occurs predominantly in Europe, where 66 percent of Pointing reside; 66 percent reside in Northern Europe and 65 percent reside in British Isles.
The last name is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 501 people, or 1 in 111,214. In England Pointing is primarily concentrated in: Greater London, where 22 percent reside, West Sussex, where 14 percent reside and Essex, where 7 percent reside. Not including England it exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 27 percent reside and Canada, where 4 percent reside.
Pointing Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Pointing has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Pointing last name grew 208 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 500 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 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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