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
Living On Own Means 23
Cotton Weaver 17
General Labourer 17
Farmer 12
Dress Maker 10
Scholar 10
General Servant Domestic 9
Woollen Weaver 9
At School 7
Coal Miner 7
Cotton Spinner 7
Tailoress 7
Tailor 7
Domestic Servant 6
Coal Miner Hewer 6
Coal Hewer 5
Coal Hewer Below Ground 5
Dressmaker 4
Butcher's Assistant 4
Coal Merchant 4
Cotton Card Room Hand 4
Grocer 4
Woollen Mender 4
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 4
School 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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