Punter Surname
Approximately 3,539 people bear this surname
Punter Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the punter,' one who worked a punt; v. Punt. The only other possible derivation is Punder (i.e. Pounder, which see), sharpened into Punter. Punder for Pounder is found below, and this might easily become Punter.
Read More About This SurnamePunter Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,556 | 1:35,809 | 4,709 |
| Netherlands | 564 | 1:29,942 | 4,941 |
| United States | 442 | 1:820,043 | 62,958 |
| Spain | 183 | 1:255,476 | 16,239 |
| Australia | 175 | 1:154,261 | 16,255 |
| Canada | 134 | 1:274,967 | 25,811 |
| Wales | 107 | 1:28,921 | 2,968 |
| New Zealand | 95 | 1:47,667 | 7,746 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 54 | 1:25,259 | 2,766 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 50 | 1:1,983 | 327 |
| Argentina | 34 | 1:1,257,159 | 73,489 |
| Scotland | 21 | 1:254,944 | 12,577 |
| Germany | 17 | 1:4,735,615 | 183,652 |
| France | 16 | 1:4,151,420 | 237,746 |
| India | 12 | 1:63,922,115 | 578,870 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 3 | 1:36,792 | 4,502 |
| Macau | 3 | 1:200,543 | 803 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Montserrat | 2 | 1:2,474 | 299 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 6 | 1:738,311 | 21,113 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 534 | 1:45,647 | 5,679 |
| Wales | 17 | 1:92,260 | 4,121 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 22 | 1:2,282,667 | 111,005 |
The alternate forms: Pünter (194) are calculated separately.
Punter (11) may also be a first name.
Punter Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the punter,' one who worked a punt; v. Punt. The only other possible derivation is Punder (i.e. Pounder, which see), sharpened into Punter. Punder for Pounder is found below, and this might easily become Punter. Perhaps this is the true solution.
William Punter, Close Rolls, 3 Henry IV. pt.
1557. William Puntare: Register of the University of Oxford.
1586. Married — George Pounter and Alice Manning: St. Peter, Cornhill.
1592. Baptised — Golde, d. Henry Punder, St. James, Clerkenwell.
1730. Married — Daniel Punter and Anne Kirby: ibid.
1795. — John Punter and Ann Morris: St. George, Hanover Square.
(Anglo-French-Latin) the French Pontier, a South. French word for a perron [from Latin pons, pontis, a bridge]
From the German, Punte; a personal name.
Punter Demographics
Punter Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Punter Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Punter Come From? nationality or country of origin
Punter (Arabic: بونتر) is found most in England. It may also be found in the variant forms: Pünter. For other potential spellings of Punter click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Punter? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 128,143rd most frequently occurring surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 2,059,210 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 70 percent of Punter are found; 48 percent are found in Northern Europe and 48 percent are found in British Isles. Punter is also the 3,487,849th most commonly held given name in the world It is held by 11 people.
This surname is most widely held in England, where it is held by 1,556 people, or 1 in 35,809. In England it is most frequent in: Greater London, where 20 percent are found, Surrey, where 8 percent are found and West Sussex, where 6 percent are found. Besides England it is found in 43 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 16 percent are found and The United States, where 12 percent are found.
Punter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Punter has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 291 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 2,009 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 629 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 700 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 83 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Punter Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Punter surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Punter last name are 12.15% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 65.38% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Punter earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 6.85% more than the national average, earning 369,796 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 64.33% less than the national average, earning R 84,756 per year; in United States they earn 9.22% more than the national average, earning $47,126 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.46% more than the national average, earning $50,408 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Punter Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Punter in the Arabic language | ||
| بونتر | bwntr | - |
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