Punter Surname

128,143rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,539 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Antigua and Barbuda

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.

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Punter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,5561:35,8094,709
Netherlands5641:29,9424,941
United States4421:820,04362,958
Spain1831:255,47616,239
Australia1751:154,26116,255
Canada1341:274,96725,811
Wales1071:28,9212,968
New Zealand951:47,6677,746
Trinidad and Tobago541:25,2592,766
Antigua and Barbuda501:1,983327
Argentina341:1,257,15973,489
Scotland211:254,94412,577
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
France161:4,151,420237,746
India121:63,922,115578,870
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Macau31:200,543803
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Montserrat21:2,474299
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5341:45,6475,679
Wales171:92,2604,121
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

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.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Anglo-French-Latin) the French Pontier, a South. French word for a perron [from Latin pons, pontis, a bridge]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the German, Punte; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Punter Last Name Facts

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

Punter (Arabic: بونتر) occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Pünter. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Punter? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 128,143rd most prevalent last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 2,059,210 people. The last name Punter 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 frequently held first name at a global level It is held by 11 people.

This last name is most frequently held in England, where it is held by 1,556 people, or 1 in 35,809. In England it is mostly found in: Greater London, where 20 percent reside, Surrey, where 8 percent reside and West Sussex, where 6 percent reside. Apart from England this surname is found in 43 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 16 percent reside and The United States, where 12 percent reside.

Punter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Punter has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Punter last name 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 fell 83 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Punter Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Punter surname are 12.15% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 65.38% being registered to vote for the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pünter94194/
Puntier92272/
Pfunter925/
Punther923/
Puinter922/
Paunter922/
Pounter921/
Phunter921/
Punte913,150/
Pfundter862/
Ponter83652/
Paunte83186/
Puntes83152/
Puntea83123/
Puntee8337/
Puntir839/
Peunte837/
Puntep834/
Puntez833/
Puntie833/
Punted832/
Puntey831/
Puinte831/
Pumter831/
Pounte831/
Pontier772,794/
Punthir7746/
Pucente7718/
Ponther7713/
Pünther7710/
Punttes779/
Pusente778/
Pountey775/
Phuntee773/
Peuntes772/
Putente772/
Punthed772/
Phuntes772/
Pountie771/
Pauntie771/
Phunteh771/
Punteas771/
Ponterz771/
Phuntje771/
Phuntea771/
Punthep771/
Punthes771/
Puntoey771/
Poenter770/
Puintes770/
Ponte7337,837/
Punta731,618/
Punti73905/
Punty7346/
Puntí7329/
Pumte731/
Ponthier71749/
Phunthep71464/
Pussente71119/
Phontier711/
Puscente711/
Puntay67377/
Puntis67251/
Puntti67116/
Puntha67114/
Puinta6774/
Pontie6757/
Pontey6750/
Poonte6749/
Poente6743/
Puntip6741/
Pontee6733/
Pounta6733/
Punthi6729/
Puntui6723/
Puntoi6722/
Puntai6718/
Puntuy6718/
Puntyi6716/
Puntiy6712/
Phunti678/
Ponthe678/
Phunta677/
Puinti676/
Pontea676/
Pontte676/
Pontér676/
Puntoy675/
Phumte674/
Pumtes674/
Pounty673/
Paunti673/
Puntit672/
Paunta672/
Pumtir671/
Puntta671/
Puntio671/
Puntys671/
Pponte671/
Ponnte671/
Pumtea671/
Paunty670/
Pfonte670/

Punter Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Punter in the Arabic language
بونترbwntr-

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