Origins of the Tarleton surname

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    In 1921, most Tarletons lived in south-east

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    470 Tarleton Travel & migration records
    1,000 Tarletons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Tarleton

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    What are the most common Tarleton first names?

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    Common jobs for Tarletons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Tarletons in 1921

    Widow

    19

    Living On Own Means

    18

    Annuitant

    7

    Private Means

    7

    Housekeeper

    5

    Commmon male occupations for Tarletons in 1921

    Yeoman

    23

    Mariner

    14

    Merchant

    12

    Husbandman

    9

    Carter

    7

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