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    The surname Paynter

    A surname, carried by 3,322 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex P536

    Paynter: #9,756 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Paynter #9,756, 3,322 people Paynter: #9,756 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Paynter #9,756, 3,322 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Paynter is more common than 94% of them.

    Origin

    A surname meaning "the head/end of the land" (penn an tir) in the Cornish language.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 3,322 people named Paynter in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 92,940 Americans. That is up 2.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,239.

    #9,756
    rank among US surnames
    3,322
    people in 2010
    1.1
    per 100,000 Americans
    +2.6%
    change since 2000 (was #9,257)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #9,747Frady3,32592,856
    #9,751Wash3,32492,884
    #9,754Latour3,32392,912
    #9,756Paynter3,32292,940
    #9,760Penton3,32192,968
    #9,761Struck3,32092,996
    #9,765Channell3,31893,052

    Who is named Paynter

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    87% of people named Paynter identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.4% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 87%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 6.4%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.3%
    • Two or more races 2.1%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Paynters

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Thomas H. Paynter
      American politician (1851–1921)
    • Samuel Paynter
      American politician (1768-1845)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Paynter

    Paynter has the Soundex code P536, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P536.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Paynter?
    3,322 people in the United States had the surname Paynter in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 92,940 Americans. It ranked 9,756th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Paynter?
    In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Paynter identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.4% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Paynter?
    Thomas H. Paynter, American politician (1851–1921), followed by Samuel Paynter.
    Where is the surname Paynter most common?
    Wikidata records people named Paynter in the United States.
    Is the surname Paynter getting more or less common?
    More common. 3,239 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,322 in 2010, up 2.6%.