Origins of the Pountney surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 23Isle of ManYorkshire 31East Midlands 9West Midlands 242East 52London 119South East 18South West 18South Wales 5Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 18Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Pountneys lived in west-midlands

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    530 Pountney Travel & migration records
    6,800 Pountneys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Pountney

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    What are the most common Pountney first names?

    Laurence

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Pountneys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Pountneys in 1921

    General Servant Domestic

    21

    At Home

    19

    Living On Own Means

    19

    Dressmaker

    16

    General Servant

    12

    Commmon male occupations for Pountneys in 1921

    Comb Maker

    22

    Butcher

    19

    Jeweller

    19

    General Labourer

    18

    Clerk

    15

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