Poundstone
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
pound + stone. Calque of German Pfundstein. From German Pfund (“pound”) + Stein (“stone”). Literally, “pound stone”
Proper noun[edit]
Poundstone (plural Poundstones)
- A surname from German.
Statistics[edit]
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Poundstone is the 60636th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 332 individuals. Poundstone is most common among White (95.78%) individuals.
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Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Poundstone”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.