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
Scholar 888
General Labourer 109
Agricultural Labourer 73
Living On Own Means 62
Domestic Servant 49
Labourer 43
Living On Her Own Means 39
Coal Miner 36
General Servant 35
Carpenter 33
Dress Maker 32
Farm Labourer 32
Laundress 30
General Servant Domestic 30
Farmer 29
Tailoress 26
Gardener 23
House Keeper 21
Grocer 20
Tailor 19
Baker 15
Cotton Weaver 15
Butcher 13
Fisherman 12
Clerk 12

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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