Pountney Surname
Approximately 2,076 people bear this surname
Pountney Surname Definition:
A corruption of Poultney, or Pulteney.
Pountney Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,400 | 1:39,799 | 5,138 |
| Canada | 207 | 1:177,998 | 17,780 |
| Australia | 156 | 1:173,049 | 17,681 |
| United States | 141 | 1:2,570,631 | 155,955 |
| New Zealand | 48 | 1:94,340 | 12,897 |
| Scotland | 26 | 1:205,916 | 10,908 |
| South Africa | 21 | 1:2,579,891 | 103,459 |
| Wales | 20 | 1:154,727 | 10,755 |
| France | 14 | 1:4,744,480 | 251,814 |
| Switzerland | 13 | 1:631,763 | 43,230 |
| Denmark | 8 | 1:705,589 | 39,626 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 427 | 1:57,085 | 6,751 |
| Wales | 17 | 1:92,260 | 4,121 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:935,804 | 21,348 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 17 | 1:2,954,040 | 135,915 |
Pountney Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A corruption of Poultney, or Pulteney.
A location name in Suffolk.
Pountney Demographics
Average Pountney Salary in
United States
$45,416 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Pountney Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pountney Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pountney is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Pountney click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pountney? popularity and diffusion
Pountney is the 200,920th most numerous last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 3,510,379 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 72 percent of Pountney are found; 70 percent are found in Northern Europe and 70 percent are found in British Isles.
The surname Pountney is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 1,400 people, or 1 in 39,799. In England it is most frequent in: West Midlands, where 29 percent reside, Staffordshire, where 8 percent reside and Shropshire, where 8 percent reside. Beside England Pountney exists in 23 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 10 percent reside and Australia, where 8 percent reside.
Pountney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Pountney has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Pountney last name expanded 328 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 829 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 650 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 118 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Pountney Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Pountney surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Pountney surname are 23.82% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 70.59% registered with the political party.
The amount Pountney earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 50.08% more than the national average, earning R 356,652 per year; in United States they earn 5.25% more than the national average, earning $45,416 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.21% more than the national average, earning $52,273 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pountneyy | 94 | 4 | / |
| Puntney | 93 | 267 | / |
| Pontney | 93 | 13 | / |
| Pountny | 93 | 0 | / |
| Pountnay | 88 | 2 | / |
| Poumtney | 88 | 1 | / |
| Pointney | 88 | 1 | / |
| Pauntney | 88 | 0 | / |
| Puntny | 86 | 0 | / |
| Puntenney | 82 | 136 | / |
| Pontner | 80 | 37 | / |
| Pantney | 80 | 4 | / |
| Pontnoy | 80 | 2 | / |
| Puntner | 80 | 1 | / |
| Puntnoy | 80 | 0 | / |
| Pomtney | 80 | 0 | / |
| Pointner | 75 | 3,546 | / |
| Pfuntner | 75 | 219 | / |
| Peuntner | 75 | 22 | / |
| Poyntner | 75 | 21 | / |
| Puntenny | 75 | 3 | / |
| Puintner | 75 | 2 | / |
| Paintney | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pfundtner | 71 | 213 | / |
| Poinntner | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pantny | 71 | 0 | / |
| Pantner | 67 | 208 | / |
| Pontnau | 67 | 143 | / |
| Pontnou | 67 | 53 | / |
| Pontgni | 67 | 4 | / |
| Pantnge | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pfeundtner | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puntnou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Paintner | 63 | 1,046 | / |
| Peintner | 63 | 849 | / |
| Patentnyi | 59 | 15 | / |
| Peinthner | 59 | 1 | / |
| Pfandtner | 59 | 1 | / |
| Pantni | 57 | 2 | / |
| Panthna | 53 | 1 | / |
| Pantnhi | 53 | 1 | / |
| Pantnou | 53 | 1 | / |
| Pantgni | 53 | 1 | / |
| Panthgni | 50 | 23 | / |
| Patentna | 50 | 18 | / |
| Panthngi | 50 | 8 | / |
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