Origins of the Gunton surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 24North West 3Isle of ManYorkshire 32East Midlands 33West Midlands 28East 206London 171South East 38South West 43South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Guntons lived in east

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    670 Gunton Travel & migration records
    6,900 Guntons found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Gunton first names?

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    Elizabeth

    Mary

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    Common jobs for Guntons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Guntons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    47

    House Servant

    23

    Domestic Servant

    19

    General Servant Domestic

    17

    Living On Own Means

    17

    Commmon male occupations for Guntons in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    62

    Farm Labourer

    39

    General Labourer

    27

    Carpenter

    24

    Brickmaker

    17

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