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TANKARD

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There are approximately 1,136 people named Tankard in the UK. That makes it the 6,638th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 18 are named Tankard.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Occupational Name

Related and similar surnames

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The Tankard surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

TANKARD. A vulgar corruption, as old as the XIII. cent., of the high-sounding, chivalrous, Tancred. H.E.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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