Poynting Surname

1,518,885th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 137 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Poynting 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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Poynting Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia1061:254,67623,375
England231:2,422,52489,093
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England281:870,54937,307

Poynting 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

‘ , v. Pointing.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Poynting Last Name Facts

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

The surname Poynting is found most in Australia. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Poynting? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,518,885th most prevalent last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 53,193,766 people. The last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 78 percent of Poynting live; 77 percent live in Australasia and 77 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

It is most numerous in Australia, where it is carried by 106 people, or 1 in 254,676. In Australia it is most frequent in: New South Wales, where 83 percent live, Queensland, where 16 percent live and Western Australia, where 1 percent live. Not including Australia this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in England, where 17 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.

Poynting Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Poynting has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Poynting surname declined 18 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ponting934,569/
Poyntin930/
Pointing88784/
Paynting88138/
Pounting880/
Pontin862,586/
Pontng862/
Phontieng821/
Payunting821/
Phonthing821/
Poonthing821/
Panting802,920/
Pontion80673/
Pointin80441/
Pontina8058/
Ponthin8046/
Pontien8011/
Ponteng804/
Poynten803/
Payntin801/
Phontin801/
Pountin800/
Painting75628/
Pginting7523/
Pantieng7515/
Potentin7511/
Panthing757/
Phontien754/
Pantiong752/
Ponthien751/
Phontina751/
Pandting751/
Pountien751/
Pantting750/
Pantin714,751/
Pontim71317/
Pontén71316/
Ponten71295/
Pajunting713/
Pontën711/
Pantng711/
Pointn711/
Pounthien711/
Pontèn711/
Pomtin711/
Pantina671,756/
Paintin67492/
Phonthueng67203/
Pantion67130/
Ponteen6792/
Pointen6749/
Panteng6745/
Panthin6715/
Ponthen6713/
Pontenx6712/
Paintng673/
Pantien673/
Panthng672/
Panttin671/
Pamting671/
Phantng671/
Poontim671/
Puentin671/
Pontyng670/

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