Pointer — Family Name, Records and Arms

Official name counts are where our Pointer file begins.

Surname origin

Census returns, passenger lists and civil registers are the best places to follow a Pointer line back. No reliable dictionary entry explains Pointer, so any origin we give a client is traced from their own ancestors.

The Census Bureau's 2010 surname file lists Pointer with 7,453 bearers, at rank 4,752. Pointer sounds close to Painter, Pintor and Panter, so it can help to search both.

Family crest and blazon

Heraldry follows families, not surnames. A Pointer coat of arms, where one exists, belonged to a specific line.

Want more than a summary? See the Pointer family name pack.