Pointon Surname

93,357th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,112 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Pointon 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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Pointon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,7351:20,3722,884
Australia9541:28,2973,843
New Zealand5801:7,8071,323
United States5331:680,03654,089
Canada1701:216,73920,919
Scotland381:140,8908,524
Wales241:128,9399,528
France241:2,767,613196,808
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Gibraltar61:5,659991
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland231:192,6039,322
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,1621:20,9772,963
Isle of Man31:18,0901,402
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

Pointon 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

(English) belonging to Pointon or Poynton: v. Poynton.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Pointon Last Name Facts

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

Pointon is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Pointon click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pointon? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 93,357th most widely held family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,425,576 people. The surname Pointon occurs predominantly in Europe, where 56 percent of Pointon reside; 55 percent reside in Northern Europe and 55 percent reside in British Isles.

This surname is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 2,735 people, or 1 in 20,372. In England Pointon is most numerous in: Staffordshire, where 31 percent reside, Cheshire, where 10 percent reside and West Midlands, where 5 percent reside. Aside from England Pointon exists in 39 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 19 percent reside and New Zealand, where 11 percent reside.

Pointon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pointon has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Pointon surname grew 235 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 1,719 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 3,800 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 96 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Pointon Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Catholic (91%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Pointon surname are 0.62% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.85% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Pointon earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.02% less than the national average, earning $40,121 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.07% more than the national average, earning $49,718 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ponton9211,916/
Pottinton885/
Poynton862,965/
Pontone861,666/
Painton86686/
Pontong86160/
Phonton86136/
Pontoon86107/
Pointan86107/
Pienton8641/
Ponthon8621/
Pounton863/
Phinton863/
Pontonc861/
Pontgon861/
Pontoun861/
Poonton861/
Phonthon80398/
Ponthong80172/
Poontong8082/
Phontong8050/
Phintong8023/
Picinton803/
Pontonne802/
Pontonng801/
Pontoung801/
Poytnton801/
Pountoun801/
Phontone801/
Pountong801/
Phoonton801/
Poontonh801/
Pondtong801/
Paintong801/
Panton777,760/
Pontan7780/
Pontón7749/
Pontán778/
Pontom773/
Pontun772/
Pontão771/
Pontòn771/
Pomton770/
Phinthong751,559/
Phonthong751,207/
Poonthong75193/
Ponthonne7522/
Phountong753/
Pittinton751/
Phontohng751/
Phoontong751/
Phonthont751/
Petintong751/
Puonthong751/
Pegginton750/
Pittenton750/
Pantong712,238/
Pantone711,322/
Panthon71443/
Paynton71300/
Phontan71289/
Phanton7160/
Phontun7153/
Ponthan7145/
Pomtong7137/
Phoonthong7124/
Phimton7122/
Phenton7110/
Pantoon7110/
Pantoun716/
Pantond715/
Pantuon715/
Petinthong714/
Pontane713/
Pountan712/
Phintan712/
Phomton712/
Pootintung712/
Pontang712/
Pannton711/
Peenton711/
Paunton711/
Paintun711/
Pantton711/
Pantoen711/
Paanton711/
Poyntom711/
Pounhthong711/
Phetintong711/
Phounthong711/
Phainthong711/
Ponthom711/
Pomthon711/
Peynton710/
Panthong6720,978/
Pomthong671,048/
Phimthon67814/
Phanthon67735/
Phantong67541/
Pantosin67296/
Phonthom67279/
Phonthan67137/
Panthoen67110/
Pantocin6781/
Poomtong6747/
Pountoum6746/
Phimtong6743/
Phomtong6724/
Phomthon6712/
Phuenton6711/
Peantong6711/
Piyantun679/
Painthan676/
Phentong675/
Paytnton674/
Pandtong674/
Phonthun674/
Pitntoum672/
Phontang672/
Paimtong672/
Peuntong672/
Pajanton671/
Peintane671/
Puontoum671/
Pontahan671/
Pountang671/
Poonthan671/
Poumtong671/
Phentoon671/
Phantonh671/
Pantoong671/
Panthonh671/
Panthuon671/

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