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Poynings Surname Definition:
(English) belonging to Poynings (Suss.), a.d. 960 Puningas = (the Estate of) the Pun- Family [-ingas, pl. of the son suff. -ing]
Poynings Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) belonging to Poynings (Suss.), a.d. 960 Puningas = (the Estate of) the Pun- Family [-ingas, pl. of the son suff. -ing]
— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison
POYNINGS: A parish in Sussex, which was possessed by a great family, subsequently ennobled, in the reign of Henry II. The first of the name recorded in the Baronage is Adam de Poynings, lord of Poynings, a benefactor to Lewes Priory.
— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poyning | 93 | 38 | / |
| Poning | 86 | 622 | / |
| Pfoenings | 82 | 0 | / |
| Poining | 80 | 57 | / |
| Ponning | 80 | 19 | / |
| Ponieng | 80 | 5 | / |
| Penings | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ponging | 80 | 1 | / |
| Poening | 80 | 1 | / |
| Phomning | 75 | 4 | / |
| Pounging | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pfenings | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pening | 71 | 1,087 | / |
| Paning | 71 | 563 | / |
| Pining | 71 | 213 | / |
| Poneng | 71 | 147 | / |
| Phennings | 71 | 1 | / |
| Panging | 67 | 19,708 | / |
| Piening | 67 | 1,524 | / |
| Panning | 67 | 1,435 | / |
| Pagning | 67 | 279 | / |
| Pfening | 67 | 263 | / |
| Puening | 67 | 101 | / |
| Paining | 67 | 100 | / |
| Pijning | 67 | 90 | / |
| Phaning | 67 | 44 | / |
| Penging | 67 | 18 | / |
| Paniong | 67 | 11 | / |
| Peniong | 67 | 9 | / |
| Peining | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ponyong | 67 | 8 | / |
| Pooyanyong | 67 | 2 | / |
| Peuning | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pasning | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pahning | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pauning | 67 | 0 | / |
| Phening | 67 | 0 | / |
| Peening | 67 | 0 | / |
| Phining | 67 | 0 | / |
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