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Tunningley Family History

Tunningley Surname Meaning

Perhaps from Dunningley in East and West Ardsley (WR Yorks) as suggested in Redmonds Dictionary of Yorks Surnames. The place-name is recorded as Dunynglawe in 1581 and Duningley in 1616.

It probably derives from the Old English personal name Dun(n)ing + Old English hlāw ‘mound hill’ but may alternatively derive from the Old English personal name Dun(n) + the connective particle -ing- + hlāw.

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


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In 1939, Unpaid Domestic Duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Tunningley. 100% of Tunningley women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties.

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Between 1962 and 2001, in the United States, Tunningley life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1970, and highest in 1973. The average life expectancy for Tunningley in 1962 was 66, and 67 in 2001.

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