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Origins of the Pointer surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 32North West 25Isle of ManYorkshire 42East Midlands 20West Midlands 55East 320London 253South East 264South West 28South Wales 15Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Pointers lived in east

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    960 Pointer Travel & migration records
    13,000 Pointers found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Pointer

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    What are the most common Pointer first names?

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    Common jobs for Pointers

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

    Common female occupations for Pointers in 1921

    Laundress

    45

    Dressmaker

    41

    General Servant Domestic

    41

    Domestic Servant

    29

    Charwoman

    27

    Common male occupations for Pointers in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    162

    General Labourer

    78

    Farm Labourer

    58

    Agricultural Laborer

    47

    Bricklayer

    37

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