Tanguay Family History
Tanguay Name Meaning
French (Breton) and English (of Norman origin): from a personal
name, a contraction of Tanneguy, from Breton tan ‘fire’,
and ki, ‘dog’, which was borne by a 6th-century Christian saint
associated with Paul Aurelian. The name was introduced to England at
the time of the Norman Conquest.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Tanguay Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Tanguay families
 24 - 46  9 - 23 |
 1 - 8  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Tanguay families
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3 - 4 2 - 2 |
1 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
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from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Tanguay Family Origin
Tanguay Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Tanguay
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Tanguay Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
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