Origins of the Ponton surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 41North West 8Isle of ManYorkshire 16East Midlands 8West Midlands 23East 5London 54South East 35South West 11South Wales 12Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 9Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Pontons lived in london

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    640 Ponton Travel & migration records
    3,600 Pontons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Ponton

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    What are the most common Ponton first names?

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    Common jobs for Pontons

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    Commmon female occupations for Pontons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    33

    Servant

    18

    Domestic Servant

    13

    Laundress

    13

    Cook

    11

    Commmon male occupations for Pontons in 1921

    Gardener

    30

    Agricultural Labourer

    19

    Ploughman

    16

    Joiner

    15

    Miller

    14

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