Origins of the Pounder surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 597North West 6Isle of ManYorkshire 173East Midlands 95West Midlands 6East 17London 262South East 7South West 12South Wales 16Mid Wales 4West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Pounders lived in north-east

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    940 Pounder Travel & migration records
    10,000 Pounders found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Pounder

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    Common jobs for Pounders

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

    Commmon female occupations for Pounders in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    62

    Dressmaker

    36

    Cotton Winder

    25

    Weaver

    22

    General Servant Domestic

    18

    Commmon male occupations for Pounders in 1921

    Coal Miner

    76

    Fisherman

    75

    Pilot

    65

    Cotton Weaver

    42

    Lead Miner

    42

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