Painter

Painter
This surname, of English origin, is an occupational name for a painter of stained glass, and is derived from the Middle English (1200 - 1500), Old French "peinto(u)r" meaning "painter". The name dates back to the mid 13th Century (see below). Further recordings include John Peynter, a witness in the Assize Court Rolls of Kent (1317), and Thomas Peyntour (1430) in the Cartulary of Osneney Abbey, Oxfordshire. Variations in the idiom of the spelling include Paynter, and Peyntue. Recordings from London Church Registers include the marriage of John Paynter and Margery Taylor on October 19th 1530, and the marriage of Thomas Painter and Emme Wyllet on July 4th 1540. William Painter (circa 1540 - 1594) was the author of "the Palace of Pleasure" (1566). One Elin Painter, an early emigrant to the New World, is recorded as resident in Virginia in 1623. Michael Painter, aged 20 yrs., was a famine emigrant who sailed on the "Hayti" from Liverpool to New York on June 4th 1846. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Richard de Paintur, which was dated 1240, in the "Feet of Fines of Yorkshire", during the reign of King Henry 111, known as "The Frenchman", 1216 - 1272. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.

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  • Painter — Paint er, n. [See 1st {Paint}.] One whose occupation is to paint; esp.: (a) One who covers buildings, ships, ironwork, and the like, with paint. (b) An artist who represents objects or scenes in color on a flat surface, as canvas, plaster, or the …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Painter — Painter, VA U.S. town in Virginia Population (2000): 246 Housing Units (2000): 117 Land area (2000): 0.633974 sq. miles (1.641985 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.633974 sq. miles (1.641985 sq.… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Painter, VA — U.S. town in Virginia Population (2000): 246 Housing Units (2000): 117 Land area (2000): 0.633974 sq. miles (1.641985 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.633974 sq. miles (1.641985 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • painter — Ⅰ. painter [1] ► NOUN 1) an artist who paints pictures. 2) a person who paints buildings. Ⅱ. painter [2] ► NOUN ▪ a rope attached to the bow of a boat for tying it to a quay …   English terms dictionary

  • Painter — Paint er (p[=a]nt [ e]r), n. [OE, pantere a noose, snare, F. panti[ e]re, LL. panthera, L. panther a hunting net, fr. Gr. panqh ra; pa^s all + qh r beast; cf. Ir. painteir a net, gin, snare, Gael. painntear.] (Naut.) A rope at the bow of a boat,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Painter — Paint er, n. [Corrupt. of panther.] (Zo[ o]l.) The panther, or puma. [A form representing an illiterate pronunciation, U. S.] J. F. Cooper. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • painter — painter1 [pānt′ər] n. [OFr peintour] 1. an artist who paints pictures 2. a person whose work is covering surfaces, as walls, with paint painter2 [pānt′ər] n. [LME paynter < OFr pentour, ult. < L pendere, to hang: see PEND] a rope attached… …   English World dictionary

  • painter — painter1 /payn teuhr/, n. 1. an artist who paints pictures. 2. a person who coats walls or other surfaces with paint, esp. as an occupation. 3. (cap.) Astron. the constellation Pictor. [1300 50; PAINT + ER1; r. ME peyntour < AF peintour] painter2 …   Universalium

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