# Paynter

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'''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](/source/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](/source/English_language) origin, where it is occupational and refers to a [painter](/source/Painter_(disambiguation)).<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](/source/Billy_Paynter) (born 1984), British football player
*[Charlie Paynter](/source/Charlie_Paynter) (1879–1971), British football manager
*[David Paynter (artist)](/source/David_Paynter_(artist)) (1900–1975), Sri Lankan artist
*[Eddie Paynter](/source/Eddie_Paynter) (1901–1979), British cricketer
*[Henry Paynter](/source/Henry_Paynter) (1923–2002), American scientist
*[Hilary Paynter](/source/Hilary_Paynter) (born 1943), British artist
*[Julian Paynter](/source/Julian_Paynter) (born 1970), Australian athlete
*[James Paynter](/source/James_Paynter) (1666–?), leader of a Jacobite uprising
*[John Paynter (disambiguation)](/source/John_Paynter_(disambiguation)), multiple people
*[Kent Paynter](/source/Kent_Paynter) (born 1965), Canadian ice hockey player
*[Lemuel Paynter](/source/Lemuel_Paynter) (1788–1863), American politician
*[Noel Stephen Paynter](/source/Noel_Stephen_Paynter) (1898–1998), British air commodore
*[Michael Paynter](/source/Michael_Paynter) (born 1986), Australian singer-songwriter
*[Mick Paynter](/source/Mick_Paynter) (born 1948), British writer
*[Randy Paynter](/source/Randy_Paynter) (born 1963), American businessman
*[Raymond Andrew Paynter, Jr.](/source/Raymond_Andrew_Paynter%2C_Jr.), American ornithologist
*[Robert Paynter](/source/Robert_Paynter) (1928–2010), British cinematographer
*[Samuel Paynter](/source/Samuel_Paynter) (1768–1845), American politician
*[Susan Paynter](/source/Susan_Paynter) (born 1945), American journalist
*[Thomas H. Paynter](/source/Thomas_H._Paynter) (1851–1921), American politician
*[Will Paynter](/source/Will_Paynter) (1903–1984), British union leader
*[William Paynter (academic)](/source/William_Paynter_(academic)) (1637–1716), British priest
*[William Henry Paynter](/source/William_Henry_Paynter) (1901–1976), British historian

==See also==
*[Paynter (horse)](/source/Paynter_(horse)), Thoroughbred racehorse
*[Painter (surname)](/source/Painter_(surname))

==References==
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Category:Cornish-language surnames
Category:Surnames of British Isles origin
Category:English-language surnames
Category:Occupational surnames
Category:English-language occupational surnames

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