Origins of the Tann surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 24North West 5Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 57East Midlands 10West Midlands 10East 98London 160South East 30South West 13South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Tanns lived in london

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    490 Tann Travel & migration records
    4,400 Tanns found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Tann first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Tanns

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

    Commmon female occupations for Tanns in 1921

    General Servant

    12

    Domestic Servant

    11

    General Servant Domestic

    9

    Dressmaker

    8

    Housekeeper

    7

    Commmon male occupations for Tanns in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    37

    General Labourer

    22

    Farmer

    19

    Cordwainer

    16

    Drover

    14

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