Surname Poindexter (Poindexter 
) , in the entire world, is a common family name. The surname Poindexter is characteristic of the United States, where it is quite a rare surname, Jamaica, where it is a rare surname, and New Zealand. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in the United States, Canada, and Myanmar.
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| Poindexter | Jamaica, Canada, United States, New Zealand, Myanmar |
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george poindexter American politician (1779-1853), US (b. 1779) |
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james preston poindexter African American abolitionist and politician (1819-1907), US (b. 1819) |
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elizabeth gale poindexter American author (1866-1929), US (b. 1866) |
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joseph poindexter American judge, US (b. 1869) |
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| john a. poindexter Confederate Army officer and politician, US (b. 1825) |
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| gabriel poindexter Union Army soldier, US (b. 1827) |
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| james thomas poindexter American painter, US (b. 1832) |
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| poindexter dunn American politician (1834-1914), US (b. 1834) |
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emmett h. poindexter American politician, US (b. 1892) |
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| david w. poindexter (b. 1837) |
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hildrus poindexter American scientist, US (b. 1901) |
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| john q. poindexter American politician, US (b. 1854) |
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| harry poindexter American mayor, US (b. 1857) |
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pony poindexter American musician (1926-1988), US (b. 1926) |
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| charles poindexter professor at Fisk University (1880-1913), US (b. 1880) |
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