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Origins of the Caunt surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 3North West 4Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 132East Midlands 460West Midlands 16East 36London 113South East 17South West 10South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Caunts lived in east-midlands

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    390 Caunt Travel & migration records
    7,700 Caunts found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Caunt

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    We have for the Caunt surname. The oldest one dates back to 1558.

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    What are the most common Caunt first names?

    William

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Caunts

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

    Common female occupations for Caunts in 1921

    Dressmaker

    35

    General Servant Domestic

    17

    Charwoman

    16

    Housekeeper

    14

    House Keeper

    13

    Common male occupations for Caunts in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    46

    Joiner

    44

    Coal Miner

    40

    Coal Miner Hewer

    29

    Farm Labourer

    24

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