Origins of the Tanner surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 63North West 75Isle of Man 5Yorkshire 130East Midlands 75West Midlands 136East 378London 1738South East 1251South West 886South Wales 177Mid Wales 59West Wales 3North Wales 8Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Tanners lived in london

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    10,000 Tanner Travel & migration records
    66,000 Tanners found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Tanner

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    593rd most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Tanner surname. The oldest one dates back to 1317.

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    What are the most common Tanner first names?

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    Common jobs for Tanners

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

    Common female occupations for Tanners in 1921

    Dressmaker

    267

    Laundress

    247

    Domestic Servant

    168

    Living On Own Means

    164

    Widow

    151

    Common male occupations for Tanners in 1921

    Carpenter

    353

    General Labourer

    297

    Agricultural Labourer

    272

    Yeoman

    182

    Farm Labourer

    175

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