Origins of the Tong surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 8North West 18Isle of ManYorkshire 137East Midlands 66West Midlands 37East 25London 255South East 260South West 16South Wales 5Mid Wales 15West Wales 19North Wales 8Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Tongs lived in south-east

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    1,400 Tong Travel & migration records
    10,000 Tongs found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Tong

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    What are the most common Tong first names?

    John

    William

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Tongs

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

    Commmon female occupations for Tongs in 1921

    Dressmaker

    48

    Cotton Weaver

    28

    General Servant Domestic

    22

    Charwoman

    19

    Housekeeper

    19

    Commmon male occupations for Tongs in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    69

    Bricklayer

    41

    General Labourer

    37

    Farm Labourer

    32

    Butcher

    29

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