Tasker Surname
Approximately 13,978 people bear this surname
Tasker Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the tasker,' one with some fixed work to do, possibly one paid by the job. 'Triturator, a tasker, Nominate MS., 15th century' (Halliwell). Hence a thresher or reaper in some places is called a tasker.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5,162 | 1:10,794 | 1,596 |
| United States | 4,074 | 1:88,969 | 10,011 |
| Australia | 1,941 | 1:13,908 | 1,981 |
| New Zealand | 720 | 1:6,289 | 1,054 |
| Canada | 708 | 1:52,042 | 6,264 |
| Scotland | 425 | 1:12,597 | 1,676 |
| Wales | 250 | 1:12,378 | 1,372 |
| South Africa | 195 | 1:277,834 | 27,419 |
| Israel | 110 | 1:77,797 | 9,451 |
| Zimbabwe | 49 | 1:315,066 | 31,156 |
| Isle of Man | 38 | 1:2,258 | 440 |
| Nigeria | 37 | 1:4,787,642 | 126,894 |
| Thailand | 37 | 1:1,909,144 | 231,790 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Spain | 20 | 1:2,337,602 | 57,118 |
| Northern Ireland | 20 | 1:92,252 | 5,957 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| France | 16 | 1:4,151,420 | 237,746 |
| Barbados | 15 | 1:19,163 | 1,043 |
| United Arab Emirates | 10 | 1:916,227 | 36,116 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Hong Kong | 5 | 1:1,467,097 | 5,611 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:19,840 | 3,614 |
| Netherlands | 4 | 1:4,221,794 | 131,139 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Northern Cyprus | 2 | 1:159,506 | 9,062 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Samoa | 1 | 1:193,808 | 1,089 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,716 | 1:8,975 | 1,346 |
| Scotland | 266 | 1:14,072 | 1,605 |
| Wales | 172 | 1:9,119 | 559 |
| Isle of Man | 32 | 1:1,696 | 222 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 922 | 1:54,467 | 6,120 |
The alternate forms: Taşker (52) & Tašker (41) are calculated separately.
Tasker (133) may also be a first name.
Tasker Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the tasker,' one with some fixed work to do, possibly one paid by the job. 'Triturator, a tasker, Nominate MS., 15th century' (Halliwell). Hence a thresher or reaper in some places is called a tasker. I met the word in Burton's Anatomy of Melancholy (Introduction): 'Many poor country vicars, for want of other means, are driven to their shifts ... as Paul did, at last turn taskers, maltsters, costermongers, graziers.'
Benedict le Taskur, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Gilbert Tasker, Buckinghamshire, ibid.
Roger le Tasker, Close Rolls, 7 Edward I.
Alexander Tasker, 1307. Writs of Parliament.
Radulphus Tasker, 1329: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Wilelmus Tasker, 1370: ibid.
1677. Baptised — Elizabeth, d. William Tasker: St. Dionis Backchurch.
1773. Married — Peter Tasker and Mary Bowers: St. George, Hanover Square.
A Perthshire surname. From ME. tasker, a thrasher, reaper. William Tasker, sergeant of the guard in Dundee, 1643 (Beats, p. 255). James Tasker is recorded in Ardler in 1668 (DPD, I, p. 341).
(Anglo-French-Latin) Thrasher, Reaper; Task-Worker, i.e. Piece-Worker [Middle English tasker(e; from (with agential suff. -er) Middle English taske, Old French tasque, tasche (French tâche), a task; Low Latin tasca, taxa, a tax; Latin taxare, to appraise] Gilbert Tasker.—Hand. Rolls, A.D. 1274.
Henry le Taskere.-—Lanc. Inq., A.D. 1293.
“One who threshes Grain as Piece Work” in Old English.
(English) One who worked, or was paid, by the task or piece.
A labourer who receives his wages in kind fora certain task. Jamieson. In England, a thrasher or a reaper. In the Nominale MS. XV. cent. it is rendered triturator. Halliw. Tasker and Le Taskur. H.R.
A thrasher.
Bernart Taslder, Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Gilbert, Hugh Tasker, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).
From Tascott; a location name in Devon Or from the Dutch, Teske; a personal name.
Thresher: the flailman.
Tasker Demographics
Average Male Tasker Height
175.02 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Tasker Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tasker Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tasker (Russian: Таскер) occurs most in England. It may occur in the variant forms: Taşker or Tašker. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tasker? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 37,678th most numerous family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 521,358 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 43 percent of Tasker live; 42 percent live in Northern Europe and 42 percent live in British Isles. Tasker is also the 804,402nd most frequently held given name internationally, borne by 133 people.
The last name Tasker is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 5,162 people, or 1 in 10,794. In England Tasker is most prevalent in: Lincolnshire, where 7 percent live, West Yorkshire, where 7 percent live and Greater London, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account England it is found in 69 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 29 percent live and Australia, where 14 percent live.
Tasker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Tasker has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Tasker last name expanded 190 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 442 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 160 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 145 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 150 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Tasker Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Tasker surname are 16.62% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.39% registered with the party.
The amount Tasker earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 83.61% more than the national average, earning 635,440 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 166.71% more than the national average, earning R 633,816 per year; in United States they earn 0.62% more than the national average, earning $43,417 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.1% more than the national average, earning $51,222 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taşker | 94 | 52 | / |
| Tašker | 94 | 41 | / |
| Tashker | 92 | 50 | / |
| Taskier | 92 | 18 | / |
| Taskher | 92 | 10 | / |
| Tausker | 92 | 5 | / |
| Taskere | 92 | 1 | / |
| Tatsker | 92 | 1 | / |
| Thasker | 92 | 0 | / |
| Taskheer | 86 | 5 | / |
| Thaisker | 86 | 1 | / |
| Taschker | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tesker | 83 | 157 | / |
| Taskir | 83 | 60 | / |
| Tosker | 83 | 8 | / |
| Tazker | 83 | 1 | / |
| Taskerova | 80 | 2 | / |
| Tascher | 77 | 311 | / |
| Tasquer | 77 | 101 | / |
| Taskhir | 77 | 59 | / |
| Thesker | 77 | 26 | / |
| Tachker | 77 | 17 | / |
| Tazkeer | 77 | 16 | / |
| Tasqeer | 77 | 4 | / |
| Tashkir | 77 | 3 | / |
| Thazker | 77 | 2 | / |
| Tessker | 77 | 1 | / |
| Thaskir | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tazkere | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tazkert | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tauscher | 71 | 4,505 | / |
| Tasquier | 71 | 68 | / |
| Teschker | 71 | 16 | / |
| Thachker | 71 | 3 | / |
| Taushcer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tasqueer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Taschkir | 71 | 1 | / |
| Teascher | 71 | 0 | / |
| Taşkir | 67 | 1,118 | / |
| Tazkir | 67 | 48 | / |
| Taskirova | 67 | 29 | / |
| Taşkır | 67 | 1 | / |
| Teskir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Taškerová | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tasqir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Taushcher | 67 | 1 | / |
Tasker Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tasker in the Russian language | ||
| Таскер | tasker | - |
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