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.
Discover how your Tanner ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 5 |
| Buckinghamshire | 35 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 1 |
| Channel Islands | 21 |
| Cheshire | 15 |
| Cornwall | 27 |
| Cumberland | 2 |
| Derbyshire | 1 |
| Devon | 97 |
| Dorset | 41 |
| Durham | 7 |
| Essex | 111 |
| Gloucestershire | 475 |
| Hampshire | 341 |
| Herefordshire | 42 |
| Hertfordshire | 7 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 1 |
| Kent | 128 |
| Lancashire | 81 |
| Leicestershire | 14 |
| Lincolnshire | 14 |
| London | 679 |
| Middlesex | 17 |
| Northumberland | 7 |
| Norfolk | 7 |
| Northamptonshire | 42 |
| Nottinghamshire | 8 |
| Oxfordshire | 175 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 34 |
| Suffolk | 1 |
| Somerset | 357 |
| Surrey | 270 |
| Sussex | 82 |
| Staffordshire | 32 |
| Warwickshire | 41 |
| Westmorland | 35 |
| Wiltshire | 482 |
| Worcestershire | 14 |
| Yorkshire | 52 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 4 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 1 |
| Glamorgan | 51 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 16 |
| Monmouthshire | 35 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 2 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 520 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 205 |
| House Servant | 76 |
| At Home | 71 |
| Labourer | 56 |
| Dress Maker | 45 |
| Servant | 39 |
| Farm Labourer | 38 |
| Laundress | 37 |
| Pauper | 31 |
| Carpenter | 27 |
| Annuitant | 24 |
| Gardener | 20 |
| Shoe Maker | 19 |
| General Servant | 18 |
| House Keeper | 17 |
| Scholar At Home | 17 |
| Farmers Son | 15 |
| Cloth Worker | 15 |
| Wife Of Above | 14 |
| Groom | 14 |
| Ag Lab | 13 |
| Sawyer | 13 |
| Cook | 13 |
| Fund Holder | 12 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Tanner | 2,923 |
| Mary Tanner | 2,521 |
| John Tanner | 1,965 |
| Elizabeth Tanner | 1,777 |
| George Tanner | 1,707 |
| Sarah Tanner | 1,332 |
| Thomas Tanner | 1,296 |
| James Tanner | 1,240 |
| Charles Tanner | 1,132 |
| Henry Tanner | 1,010 |
| Jane Tanner | 801 |
| Ann Tanner | 794 |
| Eliza Tanner | 733 |
| Edward Tanner | 714 |
| Joseph Tanner | 641 |
| Ellen Tanner | 614 |
| Alfred Tanner | 599 |
| Emily Tanner | 594 |
| Alice Tanner | 593 |
| Frederick Tanner | 555 |
| Emma Tanner | 519 |
| Annie Tanner | 508 |
| Albert Tanner | 475 |
| Arthur Tanner | 465 |
| Louisa Tanner | 405 |