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    The surname Poundstone

    A German surname, carried by 332 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex P532

    Poundstone: #60,636 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Poundstone #60,636, 332 people Poundstone: #60,636 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Poundstone #60,636, 332 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Poundstone is more common than 62.6% of them.

    Origin

    German origin

    From pound + stone. Calque of German Pfundstein. From German Pfund (“pound”) + Stein (“stone”). Literally, “pound stone”.

    One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 332 people named Poundstone in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 929,956 Americans. That is up 1.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 328.

    #60,636
    rank among US surnames
    332
    people in 2010
    0.1
    per 100,000 Americans
    +1.2%
    change since 2000 (was #57,985)

    Who is named Poundstone

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

    96% of people named Poundstone identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 96%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander, Multiracial are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Poundstones

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Paula Poundstone
      American stand-up comedian, born 1959

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    Surnames that sound like Poundstone

    Poundstone has the Soundex code P532, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P532.

    Other German surnames

    All 1,101 German surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Poundstone come from?
    From pound + stone. Calque of German Pfundstein. From German Pfund (“pound”) + Stein (“stone”). Literally, “pound stone”.
    How common is the surname Poundstone?
    332 people in the United States had the surname Poundstone in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 929,956 Americans. It ranked 60,636th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Poundstone?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Poundstone identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Poundstone?
    Paula Poundstone, American stand-up comedian.
    Where is the surname Poundstone most common?
    Wikidata records people named Poundstone in the United States.
    Is the surname Poundstone getting more or less common?
    More common. 328 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 332 in 2010, up 1.2%.