Origins of the Tuffnell surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 2North West 3Isle of ManYorkshire 32East Midlands 9West Midlands 4East 77London 31South East 19South WestSouth WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Tuffnells lived in east

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    160 Tuffnell Travel & migration records
    2,300 Tuffnells found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Tuffnell

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    What are the most common Tuffnell first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Tuffnells

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

    Commmon female occupations for Tuffnells in 1921

    Straw Hat Machinist

    12

    Laundress

    11

    Straw Plaiter

    10

    Straw Hat Finisher

    8

    Straw Hat Sewer

    8

    Commmon male occupations for Tuffnells in 1921

    General Labourer

    22

    Agricultural Labourer

    14

    Plumber

    12

    Waxchandler

    11

    Carpenter

    8

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