Tanner Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Tanner Name Meaning: Occupational for someone who tanned animal hides & skins.

This is a middle english form & derives from the old english 'Tannere',late Latin 'Tannarius',reinforced by French 'Taneor'.Both forms are from a verb 'Tannare',possibly Celtic for the oak.This bark was used in the process.

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Surname Distribution

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Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Tanner Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Tanner family

Profession Census Frequency
School 811
Private Means 92
Farm Labourer 62
General Labourer 55
Labourer 55
General Servant (domestic) 51
Carpenter 38
Farmer 36
Clerk 34
Scholar 34
House Painter 33
Domestic Servant 32
Laundress 32
None 31
Dressmaker 29
At Home 24
Bricklayer 24
Coal Miner Hewer 23
Dress Maker 22
Gardener Domestic 22
Assisting In The Business 20
Errand Boy 20
Old Age Pensioner 19
Carter On Farm 19
No Occupation 18

Tanner Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Tanner 100% 42,845
2 Tunner 83% 2,260
3 Tinner 83% 2,151
4 Tenner 83% 590
5 Tonner 83% 330
6 Taner 83% 214
7 Tayner 83% 118

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The surname Tanner is the most popular version of all its varients

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