Tar Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Tar Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Tar family

Profession Census Frequency
Labourer 2
Agricultural Labourer 1
Independent 1
Male Servant 1
Boat Man 1

Tar Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Tarr 75% 8,137
2 Tree 25% 5,385
3 Teare 60% 3,905
4 Tear 75% 3,333
5 True 25% 2,126
6 Tier 50% 1,031
7 Tuer 50% 997
8 Teer 50% 531
9 Oater 40% 218
10 Teear 60% 197
11 Eater 40% 194
12 Tero 50% 165
13 Tar 100% 144
14 Toor 50% 139
15 Toore 40% 126
16 Tare 75% 123
17 Tore 50% 118
18 Eator 40% 115
19 Tour 50% 113
20 Ture 50% 101

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The surname Tar is the 13th most popular variant of Tarr.

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