Origins of the Tarr surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 14North West 19Isle of ManYorkshire 44East Midlands 70West Midlands 40East 23London 203South East 91South West 239South Wales 20Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Tarrs lived in south-west

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    1,400 Tarr Travel & migration records
    11,000 Tarrs found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Tarr

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    We have for the Tarr surname. The oldest one dates back to 1552.

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    What are the most common Tarr first names?

    William

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Tarrs

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

    Commmon female occupations for Tarrs in 1921

    Nurse

    70

    Staff Nurse

    58

    Dressmaker

    55

    General Servant Domestic

    30

    Laundress

    26

    Commmon male occupations for Tarrs in 1921

    Farmer

    64

    Agricultural Labourer

    50

    Carpenter

    46

    General Labourer

    40

    Farm Labourer

    36

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