Origins of the Tonks surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 81North West 60Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 291East Midlands 60West Midlands 917East 24London 202South East 33South West 12South Wales 35Mid Wales 3West WalesNorth Wales 8Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Tonkses lived in west-midlands

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    1,400 Tonks Travel & migration records
    17,000 Tonkses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Tonks

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    What are the most common Tonks first names?

    William

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Tonkses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Tonkses in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    32

    General Servant Domestic

    32

    Dressmaker

    29

    Laundress

    27

    At Home

    23

    Commmon male occupations for Tonkses in 1921

    Coal Miner

    169

    Coal Miner Hewer

    76

    Miner

    46

    Pearl Button Maker

    42

    General Labourer

    39

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