How common is the surname Poynter?

4,229 people in the United States had the surname Poynter in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 73,007 Americans. It ranked 7,830th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Poynter?

Edward Poynter, British artist (1836–1919).

Where is the surname Poynter most common?

Wikidata records people named Poynter in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

Is the surname Poynter getting more or less common?

More common. 4,207 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,229 in 2010, up 0.5%.

The surname Poynter

An occupational surname, carried by 4,229 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex P536

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Poynter is more common than 95.2% of them.

Origin

A surname originating as an occupation for a maker of cord.

Poynter is an occupational surname: named after the work an ancestor did.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,229 people named Poynter in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 73,007 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 4,207.

#7,830

rank among US surnames

4,229

people in 2010

1.4

per 100,000 Americans

+0.5%

change since 2000 (was #7,305)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,825	Sanjuan	4,232	72,955
#7,827	Holston	4,231	72,972
#7,829	Moise	4,230	72,989
#7,830	Poynter	4,229	73,007
#7,831	Prevost	4,228	73,024
#7,835	Gambill	4,227	73,041

Who is named Poynter

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

90% of people named Poynter identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.6% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.7% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 90%
Black (not Hispanic) 5.6%
Two or more races 1.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Poynters

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Edward Poynter
British artist (1836–1919)

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Poynter

Poynter 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 Poynter?: 4,229 people in the United States had the surname Poynter in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 73,007 Americans. It ranked 7,830th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Poynter?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Poynter identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.6% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Poynter?: Edward Poynter, British artist (1836–1919).
Where is the surname Poynter most common?: Wikidata records people named Poynter in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
What type of surname is Poynter?: Poynter is an occupational surname, named after the work an ancestor did.
Is the surname Poynter getting more or less common?: More common. 4,207 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,229 in 2010, up 0.5%.