Points Surname

283,789th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,357 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Points Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Poynz.'

'Walter fil. Ponz, a tenant-in-chief at the time of the Norman survey, and Drogo, his brother... . were sons of Walter Ponz, a noble Norman. From Drogo fil.

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Points Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1851:305,87328,126
England981:568,55234,674
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
India71:109,580,769786,157
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England641:380,86523,394
Scotland131:287,9409,345
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3681:136,46412,950

Points (26) may also be a first name.

Points Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Poynz.'

'Walter fil. Ponz, a tenant-in-chief at the time of the Norman survey, and Drogo, his brother... . were sons of Walter Ponz, a noble Norman. From Drogo fil. Ponz descended the family of Clifford': Lower's Patronymica Britannica.

Hugo Poynz, Kent, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Nicholas Poynz, Kent, ibid.

William Poynz, Devon, ibid.

1614. William Duncumbe, Esq., and Elizabeth Morris, daughter of Sir John Poyns, Kt.: Marriage Lic (London).

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

Walter filius Ponz, a tenant in chief at the time of the Norman survey, and Drogo, his brother, who held many manors in the counties of Wilts., Gloucester, Worcester, and Hereford, were sons of Walter Ponz, a noble Norman. From Drogo filius Ponz descended the family of Clifford. Kelham's Domesday.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Pontoise; a location name in Normandy (?). Nicholas Puintz held land in Gloucestershire temp. King John.

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

Amongst the old and distinguished knightly families of Essex now rarely represented in the county is that of Poyntz, of North Ockendon, in the 16th and 17th centuries (P.).

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

Points Last Name Facts

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

Points is found most frequently in The United States. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Points? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 283,789th most prevalent last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 5,370,336 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 87 percent of Points reside; 87 percent reside in North America and 87 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Points is also the 2,084,397th most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 26 people.

The last name Points is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 1,185 people, or 1 in 305,873. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 12 percent reside, Oklahoma, where 8 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Other than The United States this surname occurs in 24 countries. It is also common in England, where 7 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Points Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Points has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Points surname grew 322 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 153 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 92 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Points Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Points last name are 10.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.14% being registered with the party.

The amount Points earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 0.43% less than the national average, earning $42,964 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.74% more than the national average, earning $57,999 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Point918,751/
Ponts91175/
Pointe83756/
Poinet83214/
Paints83195/
Poynts8335/
Pointz839/
Phonts839/
Poinds833/
Pointt832/
Peints832/
Pointh831/
Pontse831/
Pounts831/
Pfonts830/
Pont8016,526/
Phontsh771/
Poiente771/
Pontsch771/
Ponte7337,837/
Ponds731,602/
Paint73726/
Pontz73383/
Pondt73125/
Pontt73109/
Pount7366/
Poinc7326/
Ponth7324/
Peint7319/
Poent7319/
Pfont7317/
Phont739/
Poind738/
Pants735/
Pontø735/
Pient733/
Puint732/
Poont731/
Puont731/
Phint731/
Ponht731/
Pohynets7131/
Pientsch7118/
Pontsova713/
Poussint711/
Poissent710/
Pounds6710,189/
Poyntz67726/
Poyant67263/
Potent67111/
Peinte6791/
Painte6762/
Poonte6749/
Potind6737/
Pajint6731/
Pocent6719/
Pantse6717/
Painth6716/
Peinet6715/
Pasint6713/
Painet6712/
Paintz6710/
Phuont678/
Ponthe678/
Pojent677/
Poynte676/
Pontte676/
Peyint675/
Pesint675/
Puents674/
Posent673/
Pientz673/
Puonds672/
Phants672/
Pynets672/
Phoncs672/
Phonth672/
Pontze671/
Posind671/
Poiand671/
Poinci671/
Patint671/
Peintz671/
Pyoant671/
Pfants671/
Paindt671/
Paintt671/
Puinte671/
Poyent671/
Poonds671/
Paiant671/
Paient671/
Pisent671/
Piyant671/
Poingy671/
Pounte671/
Pinhtt671/
Pponte671/
Phoisinth671/
Ponnte671/
Poentz670/
Ponnds670/
Pfonte670/
Pountz670/
Pfontz670/
Pontch670/
Puindt670/

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