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 579
Agricultural Labourer 169
Labourer 95
General Servant 38
Domestic Servant 36
Ag Labourer 29
Laundress 28
Dress Maker 24
Coal Miner 24
Servant 23
Carpenter 21
Farm Labourer 17
Gardener 17
Charwoman 15
Farm Servant 14
General Servant Domestic 14
House Keeper 14
Dressmaker 14
Butcher 11
Wife Of Above 10
Nurse 10
Groom 9
Wife 9
Cook 9
School 9

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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