Origins of the Tunbridge surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 13East Midlands 5West Midlands 9East 125London 178South East 115South West 18South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Tunbridges lived in london

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    410 Tunbridge Travel & migration records
    4,900 Tunbridges found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Tunbridge

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    What are the most common Tunbridge first names?

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    Common jobs for Tunbridges

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

    Commmon female occupations for Tunbridges in 1921

    Dressmaker

    30

    Domestic Servant

    18

    Laundress

    16

    Living On Own Means

    16

    General Servant

    12

    Commmon male occupations for Tunbridges in 1921

    Carpenter

    26

    Agricultural Labourer

    23

    Shoemaker

    17

    Mariner

    16

    House Painter

    13

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