Painter Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Painter Name Meaning: This name is occupational for a painter of stained glass and derived from middle english old French 'peintour' meaning 'painter'.

The name is of English origin and dates back to the mid 13th century. The first recorded spelling of the name is that of 'Richard de Paintur',dated 1240.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Painter Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Painter family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 477
Agricultural Labourer 247
Labourer 63
Dress Maker 41
House Servant 35
Laundress 32
Servant 27
General Servant 27
Carpenter 25
Carter 20
Shoe Maker 19
Coal Miner 18
Groom 15
House Keeper 14
Gardener 12
Butcher 11
Nurse 10
Farm Servant 10
Shoe Binder 9
Fund Holder 9
Domestic Servant 9
Cook 8
Plough Boy 8
House Maid 8
Charwoman 8

Painter Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Painter 100% 31,359
2 Pointer 86% 9,579
3 Panter 86% 8,576
4 Paynter 86% 6,328
5 Punter 71% 4,066
6 Ponter 71% 1,716
7 Penter 71% 469
8 Paniter 71% 380
9 Pinter 86% 183
10 Pontor 57% 168

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The surname Painter is the most popular version of all its varients

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