Tange Family History

Tange Surname Meaning

Danish: habitational name from any of several places called with tange ‘spit tongue of land’. Dutch and Flemish: metonymic occupational name for a carpenter or a smith from Middle Dutch tange ‘pliers, tongs, pincers’.

Japanese (pronounced as two syllables): written 丹下 ‘red below’, apparently referring to red earth. The name is from a village in Kawachi (now Ōsaka-fu) and is mainly found in Shikoku.

It can also be pronounced Akashita.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Tang, Gange, Tande, Range, Tanger, Tonge, Tangen, Tatge, Tanke, Cange

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You can see how Tange families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Tange family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Tange families were found in USA in 1920. In 1891 there were 22 Tange families living in Lancashire. This was about 73% of all the recorded Tange's in United Kingdom. Lancashire had the highest population of Tange families in 1891.

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What did your Tange ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid domestic duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Tange.

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Unpaid domestic duties

75%

Unpaid domestic

25%

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There are 1K immigration records available for the last name Tange. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 583 military records available for the last name Tange. For the veterans among your Tange ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Tange lifespan?

Between 1964 and 2004, in the United States, Tange life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1966, and highest in 1986. The average life expectancy for Tange in 1964 was 83, and 86 in 2004.

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Tange Surname Meaning

Japanese (pronounced as two syllables): written 丹下 ‘red below’, apparently referring to red earth. The name is from a village in Kawachi (now Ōsaka-fu) and is mainly found in Shikoku.

It can also be pronounced Akashita.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Tange family from?

What did your Tange ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid domestic duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Tange.

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Unpaid domestic duties

75%

Unpaid domestic

25%

What Tange family records will you find?

What is the average Tange lifespan?

Between 1964 and 2004, in the United States, Tange life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1966, and highest in 1986. The average life expectancy for Tange in 1964 was 83, and 86 in 2004.

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Tange Surname Meaning

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Where is the Tange family from?

What did your Tange ancestors do for a living?

Top Female Occupations In 1939

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