Family name Poynton (Poynton 
) , across the world, is quite a rare last name. The surname Poynton is characteristic of Ireland, where it is quite a rare surname, Australia, and the United Kingdom. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in the United Kingdom, Australia, and the United States.
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| Poynton | United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, United States, Switzerland |
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alexander poynton Australian politician (1853-1935), AU (b. 1853) |
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dorothy poynton-hill diver (1915-1995), US (b. 1915) |
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| arthur blackburne poynton classical scholar, GB (b. 1867) |
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| frederic john poynton English cricketer (1869-1943), GB (b. 1869) |
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| thomas poynton English rugby league footballer, GB (b. 1885) |
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| cecil poynton English footballer (1901-1983), GB (b. 1901) |
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| hilton poynton Poynton, Sir (Arthur) Hilton (1905–1996), civil servant (b. 1905) |
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| bill poynton English footballer, GB (b. 1944) |
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| charles poynton Canadian technology writer, US (b. 1950) |
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| john charles poynton herpetologist, ZA (b. 1953) |
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| michael poynton Australian rules footballer (b. 1961) |
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| daniel poynton New Zealand pianist and journalist (b. 1965) |
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| harold poynton English rugby league footballer, GB (b. 1966) |
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| deborah poynton South African painter, ZA (b. 1970) |
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| adrian poynton British comedian, GB (b. 1979) |
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