Origins of the Poynton surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 16North West 93Isle of Man 3Yorkshire 47East Midlands 48West Midlands 188East 12London 156South East 12South West 6South Wales 18Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 10Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Poyntons lived in west-midlands

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    800 Poynton Travel & migration records
    5,900 Poyntons found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Poyntons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Poyntons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    26

    General Servant Domestic

    18

    Domestic Servant

    16

    Widow

    14

    House Servant

    13

    Commmon male occupations for Poyntons in 1921

    Butcher

    52

    Coal Miner

    26

    General Labourer

    22

    Coal Miner Hewer

    21

    Blacksmith

    18

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