Origins of the Mount surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 32North West 16Isle of Man 4Yorkshire 175East Midlands 23West Midlands 5East 80London 242South East 610South West 15South Wales 13Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Mounts lived in south-east

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    2,900 Mount Travel & migration records
    12,000 Mounts found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Mount

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    What are the most common Mount first names?

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    Common jobs for Mounts

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

    Commmon female occupations for Mounts in 1921

    Dressmaker

    44

    General Servant

    40

    General Servant Domestic

    34

    Domestic Servant

    33

    House Keeper

    28

    Commmon male occupations for Mounts in 1921

    Farmer

    70

    Agricultural Labourer

    67

    General Labourer

    61

    Farm Labourer

    50

    Carpenter

    43

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