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Tunwright Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the tun-wright,' a maker of tuns or casks, a cooper; compare Arkwright, Sivewright, Cartwright, &c.; v. Tunder and Tunneler.
Johannes Tunwryght, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Tunwright Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the tun-wright,' a maker of tuns or casks, a cooper; compare Arkwright, Sivewright, Cartwright, &c.; v. Tunder and Tunneler.
Johannes Tunwryght, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
— A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley
(English) Cask-Maker; Cooper [Middle English tunwryght; Old English tunne, a cask + wyrhta, a maker]
— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison
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|---|---|---|---|
| Tenwright | 89 | 1 | / |
| Dunnwright | 84 | 0 | / |
| Denwright | 78 | 2 | / |
| Dunne-Wright | 76 | 1 | / |
| Tuanrit | 75 | 5 | / |
| Dunworht | 71 | 13 | / |
| Tunwirut | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tunwirat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tnawarit | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dean-Wright | 70 | 1 | / |
| Dene-Wright | 70 | 1 | / |
| Tunrat | 67 | 184 | / |
| Tunariati | 67 | 46 | / |
| Tunwardah | 67 | 19 | / |
| Tunert | 67 | 6 | / |
| Tonrit | 67 | 4 | / |
| Doneright | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tanawarit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tanrit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tunrot | 67 | 1 | / |
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