Origins of the Tonnar surname

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    In 1921, most Tonnars lived in northern-ireland

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    40 Tonnar Travel & migration records
    320 Tonnars found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Tonnar

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    What are the most common Tonnar first names?

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    Margaret

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    Common jobs for Tonnars

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

    Commmon female occupations for Tonnars in 1921

    None

    10

    Hawker

    5

    Bleacher

    3

    Bleachfield Worker

    3

    Weaver

    3

    Commmon male occupations for Tonnars in 1921

    Coal Miner

    14

    At Home

    3

    Collier

    3

    Railway Labourer

    3

    Colliery Labourer

    2

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