Painter is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Painter
No. of characters: 7
Origin: England
Meaning:

PaynterThe occupation. Hundred Rolls Pictor. See - According to Kelham, however, Payntier de roy meant in Norman times, serjeant of the pantry to the king. See Panter - The name of Paniter, Panter, or Panther, is derived from the office of master-baker. "In the court of France the Panitier was an officer of high consideration; and in monasteries the Paniter would seem to have been charged with the distribution of bread to the poor—no doubt in virtue of his office of chief baker." Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland.

Pantler is synonymous. Scholar Cotgrave gives "PANETIER, a pantler;" and Gouldm. has "A Pantler, panis custos, promus." R. Brunne, in his version of Langtoft's Chronicle, relates the death of King Edmund A.D. 947, by the hand of an outlaw pantelere, who had formerly served in the royal panterie. The more common form of the two is panter, French panetier, Latin panetarius. See
See Painter.

One who covers buildings and shipd with paint; the official in charge of bread in a large household.

Painter is a form of Paynter. According to Kelham, however, Payntier de roy meant in Norman times, serjeant of the pantry to the king. See Panter - The name of Paniter, Panter, or Panther, is derived from the office of master-baker. "In the court of France the Panitier was an officer of high consideration; and in monasteries the Paniter would seem to have been charged with the distribution of bread to the poor—no doubt in virtue of his office of chief baker." Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland.

Pantler is synonymous. Scholar Cotgrave gives "PANETIER, a pantler;" and Gouldm. has "A Pantler, panis custos, promus." R. Brunne, in his version of Langtoft's Chronicle, relates the death of King Edmund A.D. 947, by the hand of an outlaw pantelere, who had formerly served in the royal panterie. The more common form of the two is panter, French panetier, Latin panetarius. See
See Painter.

How popular is Painter?

Painter is common in United States, England, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, India, Wales, South Africa, Iran, Egypt.

Painter is ranked 13826 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Painter bearers increased by 1.12 per cent in 2010 US census to 21969 since 2000, the surname slipped by 127 spots and ranked at 1641. The last name was found in around 7 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 94.12 95.64
Hispanic or Latino 1.79 1.11
Others 1.54 1.04
Black 1.04 0.93
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.84 0.76
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.66 0.52
Painter is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Jersey is ahead in terms of density. Around 40322 people have been found who wears Painter as their family name. Painter is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Painter:
1,513 United States29,634
Countries with thousands of Painter:
1,308 England6,178
3,394 Australia1,086
Countries with hundreds of Painter:
4,932 Canada936
1,626 New Zealand483
66,889 India398
1,001 Wales342
19,593 South Africa304
28,032 Iran168
32,813 Egypt153
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
5,479 Scotland75
105,096 France73
6,926 Kuwait67
92,602 Germany52
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
162,760 Russia48
25,759 Austria41
34,646 Pakistan32
52,403 Spain24
908 Jersey22
33,464 Israel20
66,951 Netherlands16
375,884 Thailand13
311,082 Brazil12
207,772 Philippines11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
1,431 American Samoa8
150,293 Malaysia7
5,222 Hong Kong6
555,748 Indonesia6
55,922 Qatar6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Mechanic Michael Painter from Ireland aboard the Envoy from Liverpool during the Irish famine. He is registered to be 20 years old when he arrived in USA on June 4, 1846. Miner William Painter, Brian Painter, aged 25, 45 years old George Painter, 40 years old Mary Painter, Robert Painter, aged 30, are other Painter that migrated to US.

From Germany

Miner G. Painter and farmer Hentte. Painter from Leporte, Germany aboard the Hansa from Bremen & Southampton. G. is registered to be 27 years old when he arrived in USA on February 6, 1862.

Painter Namesakes

  • Peter the Painter, leader of a gang of immigrant Latvian criminals in London
  • Kleophon Painter, name given to an anonymous Athenian vase painter
  • Kleophrades Painter, name given to the anonymous red-figure Athenian vase painter
  • Charles C. Painter, American abolitionist
  • Berlin Painter, conventional name given to an Attic Greek vase-painter
  • Brygos Painter, ancient Greek Attic red-figure vase painter of the Late Archaic period
  • Joe Painter, British geographer and academic
  • Roy Painter, former leading figure on the British far right
  • Meidias Painter, Athenian red-figure vase painter in Ancient Greece
  • Honolulu Painter, painted designs on ancient Greek pottery
  • George D. Painter, English author most famous as a biographer of Marcel Proust
  • Harrow Painter, ancient Greek painter of archaic red-figure pottery
  • John Mark Painter, American musician and songwriter
  • Kevin Painter, darts player
  • Achilles Painter, vase-painter active ca
  • Marcos Painter, former professional footballer
  • Matt Painter, current head coach of the Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team
  • Sidney Painter, American medievalist and historian
  • Lance Painter, former Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher
  • Acheloos Painter, vase painter of the black-figure style
  • Nessos Painter, pioneer of Attic black-figure vase painting
  • Amasis Painter, ancient Greek vase painter
  • John the Painter, mercenary
  • Curtis Painter, former American football quarterback

Painter Namesakes

  • Peter the Painter, leader of a gang of immigrant Latvian criminals in London
  • Kleophon Painter, name given to an anonymous Athenian vase painter
  • Kleophrades Painter, name given to the anonymous red-figure Athenian vase painter
  • Charles C. Painter, American abolitionist
  • Berlin Painter, conventional name given to an Attic Greek vase-painter
  • Brygos Painter, ancient Greek Attic red-figure vase painter of the Late Archaic period
  • Joe Painter, British geographer and academic
  • Roy Painter, former leading figure on the British far right
  • Meidias Painter, Athenian red-figure vase painter in Ancient Greece
  • Honolulu Painter, painted designs on ancient Greek pottery
  • George D. Painter, English author most famous as a biographer of Marcel Proust
  • Harrow Painter, ancient Greek painter of archaic red-figure pottery
  • John Mark Painter, American musician and songwriter
  • Kevin Painter, darts player
  • Achilles Painter, vase-painter active ca
  • Marcos Painter, former professional footballer
  • Matt Painter, current head coach of the Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team
  • Sidney Painter, American medievalist and historian
  • Lance Painter, former Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher
  • Acheloos Painter, vase painter of the black-figure style
  • Nessos Painter, pioneer of Attic black-figure vase painting
  • Amasis Painter, ancient Greek vase painter
  • John the Painter, mercenary
  • Curtis Painter, former American football quarterback

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