Poynting Surname
Approximately 137 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnamePoynting Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 106 | 1:254,676 | 23,375 |
| England | 23 | 1:2,422,524 | 89,093 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 28 | 1:870,549 | 37,307 |
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.
‘ , v. Pointing.
Poynting Demographics
Average Poynting Salary in
England
£28,105
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ponting | 93 | 4,569 | / |
| Poyntin | 93 | 0 | / |
| Pointing | 88 | 784 | / |
| Paynting | 88 | 138 | / |
| Pounting | 88 | 0 | / |
| Pontin | 86 | 2,586 | / |
| Pontng | 86 | 2 | / |
| Phontieng | 82 | 1 | / |
| Payunting | 82 | 1 | / |
| Phonthing | 82 | 1 | / |
| Poonthing | 82 | 1 | / |
| Panting | 80 | 2,920 | / |
| Pontion | 80 | 673 | / |
| Pointin | 80 | 441 | / |
| Pontina | 80 | 58 | / |
| Ponthin | 80 | 46 | / |
| Pontien | 80 | 11 | / |
| Ponteng | 80 | 4 | / |
| Poynten | 80 | 3 | / |
| Payntin | 80 | 1 | / |
| Phontin | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pountin | 80 | 0 | / |
| Painting | 75 | 628 | / |
| Pginting | 75 | 23 | / |
| Pantieng | 75 | 15 | / |
| Potentin | 75 | 11 | / |
| Panthing | 75 | 7 | / |
| Phontien | 75 | 4 | / |
| Pantiong | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ponthien | 75 | 1 | / |
| Phontina | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pandting | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pountien | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pantting | 75 | 0 | / |
| Pantin | 71 | 4,751 | / |
| Pontim | 71 | 317 | / |
| Pontén | 71 | 316 | / |
| Ponten | 71 | 295 | / |
| Pajunting | 71 | 3 | / |
| Pontën | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pantng | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pointn | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pounthien | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pontèn | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pomtin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pantina | 67 | 1,756 | / |
| Paintin | 67 | 492 | / |
| Phonthueng | 67 | 203 | / |
| Pantion | 67 | 130 | / |
| Ponteen | 67 | 92 | / |
| Pointen | 67 | 49 | / |
| Panteng | 67 | 45 | / |
| Panthin | 67 | 15 | / |
| Ponthen | 67 | 13 | / |
| Pontenx | 67 | 12 | / |
| Paintng | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pantien | 67 | 3 | / |
| Panthng | 67 | 2 | / |
| Panttin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pamting | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phantng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poontim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puentin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pontyng | 67 | 0 | / |
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