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Tarring Family History

Tarring Surname Meaning

from Tarring Neville (Sussex) which is recorded as Torringes in 1215 or West Tarring in Broadwater (Sussex) which is recorded as Terringes in 1086 and Torryng in 1280.

The place-names mean ‘the people of a man called Teorra’ from an Old English personal name *Teorra + the Old English group-name suffix -ingas.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016


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You can see how Tarring families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Tarring family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Canada between 1840 and 1920. The most Tarring families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 23 Tarring families living in Devon. This was about 32% of all the recorded Tarring's in United Kingdom. Devon had the highest population of Tarring families in 1891.
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What did your Tarring ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Insurance Official and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Tarring. 50% of Tarring men worked as an Insurance Official and 87% of Tarring women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Tarring were Bricklayer and Private Means.

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

Top Male Occupations In 1939

  • Insurance Official
    50%
  • Bricklayer
    50%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    87%
  • Private Means
    14%

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Passenger Lists

There are 198 immigration records available for the last name Tarring. 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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Draft Cards

There are 384 military records available for the last name Tarring. For the veterans among your Tarring ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Tarring lifespan?

Between 1966 and 2003, in the United States, Tarring life expectancy was at its lowest point in 2003, and highest in 1989. The average life expectancy for Tarring in 1966 was 63, and 51 in 2003.

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