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Origins of the Tavenor surname

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    In 1921, most Tavenors lived in south-west

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    71 Tavenor Travel & migration records
    890 Tavenors found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Tavenor

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    What are the most common Tavenor first names?

    William

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    Ann

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    Common jobs for Tavenors

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

    Common female occupations for Tavenors in 1921

    Lab

    9

    Glover

    8

    General Servant

    6

    Laundress

    5

    House Servant

    4

    Common male occupations for Tavenors in 1921

    Tailor

    9

    Lab

    8

    Agricultural Labourer

    7

    Bricklayer

    7

    Farmer Son

    5

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