Origins of the Tiffin surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 141North West 99Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 26East Midlands 10West Midlands 4East 72London 141South East 49South West 8South Wales 2Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Tiffins lived in london

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    800 Tiffin Travel & migration records
    5,600 Tiffins found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Tiffin

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    Common jobs for Tiffins

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

    Commmon female occupations for Tiffins in 1921

    Dressmaker

    21

    Living On Own Means

    16

    House Servant

    13

    General Servant

    12

    Living On Her Own Means

    12

    Commmon male occupations for Tiffins in 1921

    Farmer

    32

    Agricultural Labourer

    24

    Coal Miner

    24

    Butcher

    22

    Joiner

    18

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