Pountney Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Pountney Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Pountney family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 38
At Home 22
Comb Maker 17
House Servant 8
Scholar At Home 8
Agricultural Labourer 6
Labourer 5
Errand Boy 4
Labourer's Wife 4
School 3
Carpenter 3
Servant 3
Steel Pen Maker 3
Carpet Weaver 3
Hand Loom Weaver Of Carpets 3
Annuitant 2
Butcher 2
Grocer's Daughter 2
Errand Girl 2
On Relief 2
School Mistress 2
Tanner 2
Victualler 2
Wheelwright 2
Works From Home 2

Pountney Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Pountney 100% 4,456
2 Pentney 75% 1,202
3 Pantoney 63% 363
4 Pentony 50% 237
5 Pantony 50% 179
6 Pontney 88% 106

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The surname Pountney is the most popular version of all its varients

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