Tanks Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Tanks Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Tanks family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 5
Coal Miner 3
Miners Son 3
Dress Maker 2
Clerks Assitant 1
Labourer 1
Boot Maker's Journeyman 1
Superintending Glass & China Shop 1
Coal Miner Wife 1
House Keeper 1
Wrightman 1
Bank's Woman 1
Cook 1
Miner Stone 1
Nail Maker 1
Agricultural Labourer 1
Brass Founder 1
Charwoman 1
Gardener 1
Glass Chain Maker 1
Laundress 1
Pearl Button Maker 1
Pearl Button Makers Wife 1
Miner 1
Miners Wife 1

Tanks Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Tonks 80% 10,762
2 Tunks 80% 2,054
3 Tinks 80% 301
4 Tanks 100% 264

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The surname Tanks is the 4th most popular variant of Tonks.

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