Origins of the Pontin surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 7Isle of ManYorkshire 13East Midlands 8West Midlands 10East 28London 60South East 49South West 49South Wales 12Mid Wales 5West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Pontins lived in london

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    280 Pontin Travel & migration records
    3,600 Pontins found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Pontin

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    What are the most common Pontin first names?

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    Common jobs for Pontins

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

    Common female occupations for Pontins in 1921

    Lab

    28

    Dressmaker

    15

    Domestic Servant

    13

    Spinster

    10

    Laundress

    9

    Common male occupations for Pontins in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    35

    Lab

    34

    General Labourer

    24

    Yeoman

    18

    Carpenter

    15

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