Origins of the Bunting surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 114North West 149Isle of Man 5Yorkshire 610East Midlands 771West Midlands 143East 282London 543South East 190South West 92South Wales 10Mid Wales 7West WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Buntings lived in east-midlands

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    4,900 Bunting Travel & migration records
    34,000 Buntings found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Bunting

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    What are the most common Bunting first names?

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    Common jobs for Buntings

    Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

    Common female occupations for Buntings in 1921

    Dressmaker

    105

    General Servant Domestic

    76

    Domestic Servant

    74

    Housekeeper

    67

    Charwoman

    61

    Common male occupations for Buntings in 1921

    Coal Miner

    182

    Agricultural Labourer

    143

    Farmer

    117

    General Labourer

    96

    Farm Labourer

    83

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