Origins of the Tallis surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 2North West 4Isle of ManYorkshire 13East Midlands 13West Midlands 195East 1London 34South East 9South West 15South Wales 12Mid Wales 4West WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Tallises lived in west-midlands

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    540 Tallis Travel & migration records
    3,400 Tallises found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Tallis

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    What are the most common Tallis first names?

    William

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Tallises

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

    Commmon female occupations for Tallises in 1921

    Dressmaker

    14

    Laundress

    12

    General Servant Domestic

    6

    General Servant

    5

    Servant

    5

    Commmon male occupations for Tallises in 1921

    Bricklayer

    49

    Coal Miner

    44

    Carpenter

    20

    Brick Maker

    13

    Agricultural Labourer

    9

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