Origins of the Gaunt surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 84North West 153Isle of Man 5Yorkshire 1699East Midlands 266West Midlands 278East 60London 425South East 94South West 19South WalesMid Wales 3West WalesNorth Wales 20Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Gaunts lived in yorkshire

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    3,500 Gaunt Travel & migration records
    30,000 Gaunts found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Gaunt

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    What are the most common Gaunt first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Gaunts

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

    Commmon female occupations for Gaunts in 1921

    Dressmaker

    97

    Worsted Weaver

    70

    Woollen Weaver

    57

    Tailoress

    52

    Domestic Servant

    48

    Commmon male occupations for Gaunts in 1921

    Coal Miner

    122

    Farmer

    78

    Butcher

    74

    General Labourer

    73

    Coal Miner Hewer

    64

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