Origins of the Pounds surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 4North West 2Isle of ManYorkshire 35East Midlands 9West Midlands 16East 31London 112South East 125South West 52South WalesMid Wales 1West Wales 2North Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Poundses lived in south-east

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    460 Pounds Travel & migration records
    3,900 Poundses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Pounds

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    What are the most common Pounds first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Poundses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Poundses in 1921

    General Servant Domestic

    23

    Laundress

    17

    Servant

    17

    Domestic Servant

    15

    Housemaid Domestic

    14

    Commmon male occupations for Poundses in 1921

    General Labourer

    37

    Agricultural Labourer

    34

    Farm Hands

    21

    Carpenter

    15

    Farm Labourer

    12

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