Where did i get my last name?

Question

I never really thought of it till now but does anyone know where my name comes from its Point and im a native american

Answer 1

Maybe French.....The word "point" comes from the Anglo-French "pointe" which means "sharp end"

Answer 2

It would be better to know a little more of your ancestry and your fathers family. Then you could probably search on the internet the origin of your last name.

Answer 3

your father usually, but sometimes the mother.

Answer 4

Satan

Answer 5

This is a total guess, but if your last name is purely Native American, I would guess that your ancestor was somebody their tribe members followed. Like he was their little map or something. As in he pointed out the way for everybody to follow on their migrations?

Answer 6

i dont know, but this is not the place to get a genealogy question answered. also, it would help to know what tribe you are from, because there are very many native american tribes.

Answer 7

Open your family dairy and see it, you get your last name.

Answer 8

open a book honey- and figure it out- not one is going to give you info on your personal life.  you got to do the research just like the rest of us!

Answer 9

According to the site listed below, Point is both English and French in origin.

Answer 10

i did my research but i couldn't find right answer,really sorry!

Answer 11

ask your mom or dad they should know.

Answer 12

is it point?

Answer 13

Came from your dad.

Answer 14

This is what www.ancestry.com has to say about the name,

Point Name Meaning and History

English and French: probably an altered form of French Pons, a habitational name from places so named in Bourgogne and Franche-Comté.

I found this information here, http://www.surnamedb.com/

Surname: Point

This is a medieval surname of French or Flanders origins. Probably introduced twice into the British Isles, firstly in the 14th century with the famous Flemish Weavers, and later as a Huguenot refugee name, it is recorded in a wide range of spellings including Poncet, Ponnsett, Poinsett, Pounsett, Point, Points, Pointer, Poynter, and Poyntz. In the Middle Ages "points" were a kind of tagged lace or cord of twisted yarn, sometimes in silk or even leather, and used for fastening together the doublet and hose worn in those times. Falstaff in the act of saying "Their points being broken", is interrupted by the remark "Down fell their hose" in William Shakespear's play Henry IV Part I. The derivation of the name is from the pre 10th century Old French "pointe" meaning a sharp or pointed end, and ultimately from the Latin "puncta", to pierce. The name may also be occupational in another sense. In medieval roofing, it was usual for all the layers of tiles to be rendered with mortar, and this work called "pointing" was recorded as early as 1265. Early recordings of the family name include Benedict le Puintur, which was dated 1206, in the pipe rolls of the county of Berkshire, whilst Hugo Poyntz, whose family held lands in Devon. He served in Ireland in 1210, and held lands there. Later examples of the recordings include William Pounsett, at the church of St Leonards Eastcheap, in the city of London, on January 16trh 1550, and Thomas Pouncet, at St Dunstans in the East, Stepney, on April 17th 1597. Throughout the centuries surnames in every country have continued to "develop", often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.

Hope this helps.

Answer 15

From yo daddy

Answer 16

After the Americans finished killing off most of the native Americans they wrangled them all up and moved them to the reservations.  That was there that they forced them to take on American names.  Your ancestors did this to make the Americans happy.  So that's probably were that name came from.

Answer 17

Many names derived from an ancestors trade or where they lived.

It's possible your people at one time lived at a Geographical "Point" somewhere and this may be what they, as a clan, were referred to.

Answer 18

From me

Answer 19

from your dad

Answer 20

your last name comes from your dad

but if you dont have a dad then it comes from your m

Answer 21

Probably French origin, check my source for a better description of a possibility