Origins of the Tapson surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 29North West 3Isle of ManYorkshire 5East MidlandsWest MidlandsEast 4London 45South East 35South West 44South Wales 2Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Tapsons lived in london

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    320 Tapson Travel & migration records
    2,000 Tapsons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Tapson

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    What are the most common Tapson first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Tapsons

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

    Common female occupations for Tapsons in 1921

    Scholar At Home

    9

    Dressmaker

    8

    Cook

    7

    Private Means

    6

    Domestic Servant

    5

    Common male occupations for Tapsons in 1921

    Carpenter

    22

    Clerk

    13

    Baker

    9

    Railway Clerk

    9

    Bank Clerk

    6

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