Origins of the Gant surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 32North West 21Isle of ManYorkshire 148East Midlands 111West Midlands 29East 208London 334South East 170South West 29South Wales 21Mid Wales 9West WalesNorth Wales 6Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Gants lived in london

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    1,100 Gant Travel & migration records
    12,000 Gants found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Gant first names?

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    Common jobs for Gants

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

    Commmon female occupations for Gants in 1921

    Dressmaker

    40

    General Servant Domestic

    33

    Laundress

    33

    Domestic Servant

    23

    General Servant

    23

    Commmon male occupations for Gants in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    143

    Farm Hands

    42

    General Labourer

    41

    Farm Labourer

    35

    Tailor

    33

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