Explore the Family Name Point

The meaning of Point

1. French: from the personal name Point, from Latin Pontius (see Ponce). 2. English: variant of Points with loss of final -s. This surname is rare in Britain.

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How common is the last name Point in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname "Point" has slightly decreased from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 35,445 in terms of popularity and had a count of 601 people with this surname. By 2010, its rank had dropped to 37,591, and the count also dropped slightly to 592 people. This represents a change of -6.05% in rank and -1.5% in the count. The proportion of people per 100k with this surname also saw a decrease of -9.09%, falling from 0.22 in 2000 to 0.2 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#35,445	#37,591	-6.05%
Count	601	592	-1.5%
Proportion per 100k	0.22	0.2	-9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Point

The ethnicity associated with the surname "Point" has seen some shifts from 2000 to 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. The majority of people with this surname identified as White in both years, although this percentage decreased from 75.54% in 2000 to 71.96% in 2010. No changes were observed for those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or Hispanic as these categories stayed at 0%. The percentage of people who identified as two or more races slightly decreased from 2.16% to 2.03%. However, those who identified as Black saw an increase from 16.47% to 17.74%. The most significant change occurred among those who identified as American Indian and Alaskan Native, which jumped from 3.99% in 2000 to 6.42% in 2010, marking a substantial 60.90% change.

	2000	2010	Change
White	75.54%	71.96%	-4.74%
Black	16.47%	17.74%	7.71%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	3.99%	6.42%	60.9%
Two or More Races	2.16%	2.03%	-6.02%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%