Point

See also: point

English

Etymology 1

Short for West Point.

Proper noun

the Point

1. (informal, military) USMA (United States Military Academy) in West Point, New York.
   • 2017, Charles King, Cadet Days:

     Study goes on until tattoo, which, when Pops was at the Point, was sounded at 9.30, followed by taps at 10.

Etymology 2

Houses on the shore at Point, Cornwall

Proper noun

Point

1. A township in Posey County, Indiana, United States, so-named for being the southernmost and westernmost point in the state.
2. A township in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States.
3. A minor city in Rains County, Texas, United States.
4. A coastal settlement in Feock parish, south-west Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW8138).
   • 1952 March, “Notes and News: A Redruth & Chasewater Echo”, in Railway Magazine, page 206:

     Cornwall County Council asked for a decision on objections raised by property owners to its proposal to convert the site of the railway into a public road for a distance of 1 mile 86 yards from Devoran to Point (Restronguet Creek).

Etymology 3

Probably an altered form of French Pons.

Proper noun

Point (plural Points)

1. A surname from French.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Point is the 37591^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 592 individuals. Point is most common among White (71.96%) and Black/African American (17.74%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Point”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

• Pinto, opt in, opt-in, pinot, pinto, piton, potin