Origins of the Tapp surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 10Isle of ManYorkshire 12East Midlands 188West Midlands 32East 32London 248South East 262South West 211South Wales 24Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 8Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Tapps lived in south-east

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    1,600 Tapp Travel & migration records
    12,000 Tapps found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Tapp first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Tapps

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

    Commmon female occupations for Tapps in 1921

    Dressmaker

    92

    Domestic Servant

    39

    Laundress

    37

    General Servant Domestic

    32

    Lace Maker

    32

    Commmon male occupations for Tapps in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    109

    Farm Labourer

    67

    Carpenter

    50

    Farmer

    48

    General Labourer

    41

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