Origins of the Pointon surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 3North West 120Isle of ManYorkshire 100East Midlands 23West Midlands 947East 11London 164South East 29South West 10South Wales 3Mid Wales 5West WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Pointons lived in west-midlands

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    780 Pointon Travel & migration records
    12,000 Pointons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Pointon

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    Common jobs for Pointons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Pointons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    46

    Potters Paintress

    29

    Domestic Servant

    24

    Silk Winder

    24

    General Servant Domestic

    22

    Commmon male occupations for Pointons in 1921

    Coal Miner

    168

    Potter

    87

    Coal Miner Hewer

    58

    Farmer

    54

    Wheelwright

    33

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