Origins of the Ponsonby surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 33Isle of ManYorkshire 29East Midlands 44West Midlands 2East 6London 47South East 11South West 5South Wales 8Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Ponsonbys lived in london

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    860 Ponsonby Travel & migration records
    2,100 Ponsonbys found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Ponsonby first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Ponsonbys

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    Commmon female occupations for Ponsonbys in 1921

    Widow

    11

    Living On Own Means

    10

    Cop Winder

    8

    Dressmaker

    8

    None

    8

    Commmon male occupations for Ponsonbys in 1921

    Yeoman

    21

    Farmers Son

    11

    Farmer

    8

    Solicitor

    8

    Esq

    7

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