Punter (surname)

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Punter is an occupational surname of English origin, denoting a keeper (toll-collector) of a bridge . [1]

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  1. Bardsley, Charles W. E. (1901). A dictionary of English and Welsh surnames. Henry Frowde. p.  626. ISBN   9785871144015 . Retrieved 22 June 2017 via Internet Archive.