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Origins of the Tonkin surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 16North West 20Isle of Man 15Yorkshire 28East Midlands 3West Midlands 11East 40London 152South East 90South West 669South Wales 12Mid Wales 5West WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Tonkins lived in south-west

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    3,100 Tonkin Travel & migration records
    14,000 Tonkins found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Tonkin

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    What are the most common Tonkin first names?

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    Common jobs for Tonkins

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

    Common female occupations for Tonkins in 1921

    Dressmaker

    76

    Living On Own Means

    46

    General Servant Domestic

    42

    Domestic Servant

    40

    Dress Maker

    29

    Common male occupations for Tonkins in 1921

    Tin Miner

    241

    Fisherman

    96

    Copper Miner

    83

    Carpenter

    53

    Farmer

    47

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