as a Last Name
- 10,358
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Poindexter
Meaning & Origins
English: nickname from Old French poing destre ‘right fist’. This name is particularly associated with Huguenot refugees who fled from France to England, and from there to VA.
| 2,998th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 10,358
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- District of Columbia
- has the most people named Poindexter per capita
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