Poynter is a surname that originated in Berkshire, England in the 13th Century. It is an occupational name for the maker of lace fasteners on medieval tunics. The name derives from the Middle English "poynte" and originally from the Latin "puncta", meaning to pierce. The first recorded spelling of the name was that of Benedict le Puinter, dated 1206 in the "Pipe Rolls of Berkshire."
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