| Bedfordshire | 5 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 2 |
| Cambridgeshire | 4 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 7 |
| Cornwall | 9 |
| Cumberland | 1 |
| Derbyshire | 0 |
| Devon | 13 |
| Dorset | 1 |
| Durham | 19 |
| Essex | 17 |
| Gloucestershire | 14 |
| Hampshire | 9 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 1 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 1 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 3 |
| Lancashire | 22 |
| Leicestershire | 2 |
| Lincolnshire | 2 |
| London | 49 |
| Middlesex | 13 |
| Northumberland | 12 |
| Norfolk | 3 |
| Northamptonshire | 2 |
| Nottinghamshire | 0 |
| Oxfordshire | 3 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 1 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 0 |
| Somerset | 19 |
| Surrey | 5 |
| Sussex | 1 |
| Staffordshire | 20 |
| Warwickshire | 8 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 23 |
| Worcestershire | 1 |
| Yorkshire | 21 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 2 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 15 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 21 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 53 |
| Coal Miner | 6 |
| Domestic Servant | 5 |
| Dress Maker | 5 |
| General Servant Domestic | 5 |
| Living On Own Means | 4 |
| Laundress | 4 |
| Grocer | 3 |
| Carpenter | 3 |
| General Laborer G W R | 3 |
| Dressmaker | 2 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 2 |
| Carpenters Apprentice | 2 |
| Hawker | 2 |
| Engine Driver | 2 |
| Grocer's Assistant | 2 |
| Clothier | 2 |
| Clothier Assistant | 2 |
| Dealer | 2 |
| Housemaid | 2 |
| Farmer | 2 |
| Printer Sayer | 2 |
| Groom | 2 |
| Hotel Manager | 2 |
| Worsted Dresser | 2 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Ponter | 123 |
| William Ponter | 109 |
| John Ponter | 88 |
| Thomas Ponter | 78 |
| Elizabeth Ponter | 73 |
| Sarah Ponter | 59 |
| Henry Ponter | 54 |
| James Ponter | 49 |
| George Ponter | 43 |
| Ann Ponter | 41 |
| Charles Ponter | 29 |
| Eliza Ponter | 29 |
| Frederick Ponter | 29 |
| Edward Ponter | 27 |
| Emma Ponter | 25 |
| Alfred Ponter | 24 |
| Ellen Ponter | 24 |
| Jane Ponter | 24 |
| Joseph Ponter | 23 |
| Florence Ponter | 18 |
| Herbert Ponter | 17 |
| Catherine Ponter | 16 |
| Margaret Ponter | 16 |
| Charlotte Ponter | 15 |
| Emily Ponter | 15 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Painter | 71% | 31,359 |
| 2 | Pointer | 86% | 9,579 |
| 3 | Panter | 83% | 8,576 |
| 4 | Punter | 83% | 4,066 |
| 5 | Ponter | 100% | 1,716 |
| 6 | Penter | 83% | 469 |
| 7 | Paniter | 71% | 380 |
| 8 | Pinter | 83% | 183 |
| 9 | Pontor | 83% | 168 |
The surname Ponter is the 5th most popular variant of Painter.