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  1. Poindexternoun

    A bookish or socially unskilled person.

  2. poindexternoun

    Somebody who is overtly nerdy, geeky or bookish.

  3. Etymology: From the character Poindexter, a young intelligent scientist, in the Felix The Cat television series.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. POINDEXTER

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Poindexter is ranked #3129 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Poindexter surname appeared 11,531 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 4 would have the surname Poindexter.

    51.4% or 5,937 total occurrences were White.
    41.5% or 4,795 total occurrences were Black.
    3.4% or 397 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    2.1% or 247 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    0.9% or 110 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
    0.4% or 46 total occurrences were Asian.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of poindexter in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of poindexter in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

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