Tinker Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Tinker Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Tinker family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 142
Agricultural Labourer 25
House Servant 15
Woollen Weaver 15
At Home 14
Servant 11
Labourer 8
Joiner 7
Dress Maker 6
Farm Labourer 6
Power Loom Weaver 6
Tailor 6
Annuitant 5
Dyer 5
Coal Miner 5
Gardener 5
Assistant 4
House Keeper 4
Weaver Cotton 4
Collier 4
Farmers Son 4
Landed Proprietor 4
Weaver Woollen 4
Wool Carder 4
Woollen Spinner 4

Tinker Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Tinker 100% 10,383
2 Tanker 83% 439
3 Tenker 83% 100

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

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