Origins of the Tunney surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 93North West 14Isle of ManYorkshire 30East Midlands 5West Midlands 29East 5London 141South East 12South West 2South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Tunneys lived in london

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    1,700 Tunney Travel & migration records
    2,800 Tunneys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Tunney

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    What are the most common Tunney first names?

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    Common jobs for Tunneys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Tunneys in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    12

    Charwoman

    10

    Cotton Winder

    10

    General Servant Domestic

    7

    Domestic Servant

    5

    Commmon male occupations for Tunneys in 1921

    Coal Miner

    29

    Coal Miner Hewer

    24

    General Labourer

    18

    Dock Labourer

    15

    Agricultural Labourer

    12

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