Pointing Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Pointing Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Pointing family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 65
Labourer 7
Agricultural Labourer 6
General Servant 4
Dress Maker 4
Chair Maker 4
Infant 3
Domestic Servant 3
Income From Land 2
Butcher 2
Carpenter 2
Charwoman 2
General Labourer 2
Laundress 2
Lodging House Keeper 2
Seamstress 2
Game Keeper 1
General Labourer In Canal 1
Gentle Woman 1
Servant 1
Cabinet Chair Maker 1
Chaie Maker Master Employing 6 Men And 1 Woman 1
Chair And Cabinet Framer 1
Chair French Polisher 1
Chair Polisher 1

Pointing Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Ponting 88% 6,318
2 Panting 75% 3,630
3 Painting 88% 1,875
4 Pointing 100% 1,803
5 Poynting 88% 202
6 Penting 75% 126

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The surname Pointing is the 4th most popular variant of Ponting.

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