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Origins of the Tangye surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 13Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 3East Midlands 2West Midlands 16East 1London 9South East 4South West 31South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Tangyes lived in south-west

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    280 Tangye Travel & migration records
    780 Tangyes found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Tangye

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    What are the most common Tangye first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Tangyes

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

    Common female occupations for Tangyes in 1921

    Living On Own Means

    7

    Tailoress

    5

    Milliner

    4

    Dressmaker

    3

    Dom

    2

    Common male occupations for Tangyes in 1921

    Tin Miner

    12

    Copper Miner

    5

    Blacksmith

    4

    Carpenter

    4

    Electrical Engineer

    4

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