'''Paynter''' is a surname. It can either be of Cornish origin, meaning "the head/end of the land" (penn an tir) from the Cornish language,<ref>[http://www.gould.com.au/Cornish-Family-Names-p/thp009.htm Cornish Family Names] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100820113233/http://www.gould.com.au/Cornish-Family-Names-p/thp009.htm |date=2010-08-20 }}</ref> or it can be of English-language origin, where it is occupational and refers to a painter.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.surnamedb.com/Surname/Paynter|title=Last name: Paynter|publisher=Surname Database|accessdate=2018-11-06}}</ref> It may refer to:
*Billy Paynter (born 1984), British football player *Charlie Paynter (1879–1971), British football manager *David Paynter (artist) (1900–1975), Sri Lankan artist *Eddie Paynter (1901–1979), British cricketer *Henry Paynter (1923–2002), American scientist *Hilary Paynter (born 1943), British artist *Julian Paynter (born 1970), Australian athlete *James Paynter (1666–?), leader of a Jacobite uprising *John Paynter (disambiguation), multiple people *Kent Paynter (born 1965), Canadian ice hockey player *Lemuel Paynter (1788–1863), American politician *Noel Stephen Paynter (1898–1998), British air commodore *Michael Paynter (born 1986), Australian singer-songwriter *Mick Paynter (born 1948), British writer *Randy Paynter (born 1963), American businessman *Raymond Andrew Paynter, Jr., American ornithologist *Robert Paynter (1928–2010), British cinematographer *Samuel Paynter (1768–1845), American politician *Susan Paynter (born 1945), American journalist *Thomas H. Paynter (1851–1921), American politician *Will Paynter (1903–1984), British union leader *William Paynter (academic) (1637–1716), British priest *William Henry Paynter (1901–1976), British historian
==See also== *Paynter (horse), Thoroughbred racehorse *Painter (surname)
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{{surname}} Category:Cornish-language surnames Category:Surnames of British Isles origin Category:English-language surnames Category:Occupational surnames Category:English-language occupational surnames