Origins of the Panton surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 26North West 12Isle of ManYorkshire 73East Midlands 267West Midlands 18East 46London 156South East 92South West 19South Wales 12Mid Wales 10West WalesNorth Wales 10Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Pantons lived in east-midlands

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    1,400 Panton Travel & migration records
    9,400 Pantons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Panton

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    What are the most common Panton first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Pantons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Pantons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    47

    Domestic Servant

    30

    Annuitant

    26

    General Servant Domestic

    25

    Living On Own Means

    24

    Commmon male occupations for Pantons in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    93

    Farm Labourer

    44

    Farmer

    37

    Farm Servant

    30

    General Labourer

    27

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