Tasker Surname

37,678th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,978 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

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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Tasker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5,1621:10,7941,596
United States4,0741:88,96910,011
Australia1,9411:13,9081,981
New Zealand7201:6,2891,054
Canada7081:52,0426,264
Scotland4251:12,5971,676
Wales2501:12,3781,372
South Africa1951:277,83427,419
Israel1101:77,7979,451
Zimbabwe491:315,06631,156
Isle of Man381:2,258440
Nigeria371:4,787,642126,894
Thailand371:1,909,144231,790
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Spain201:2,337,60257,118
Northern Ireland201:92,2525,957
Singapore171:323,98313,856
France161:4,151,420237,746
Barbados151:19,1631,043
United Arab Emirates101:916,22736,116
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Norway61:857,04855,549
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Netherlands41:4,221,794131,139
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
China41:341,830,39216,990
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Northern Cyprus21:159,5069,062
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,7161:8,9751,346
Scotland2661:14,0721,605
Wales1721:9,119559
Isle of Man321:1,696222
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9221:54,4676,120

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 Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

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).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

“One who threshes Grain as Piece Work” in Old English.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(English) One who worked, or was paid, by the task or piece.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A thrasher.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Bernart Taslder, Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Gilbert, Hugh Tasker, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

From Tascott; a location name in Devon Or from the Dutch, Teske; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Thresher: the flailman.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Tasker Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Tasker Come From? nationality or country of origin

Tasker (Russian: Таскер) has its highest incidence in England. It may also appear as: Taşker or Tašker. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tasker? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 37,678th most frequent surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 521,358 people. The last name Tasker occurs predominantly in Europe, where 43 percent of Tasker reside; 42 percent reside in Northern Europe and 42 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 804,402nd most widely held first name at a global level. It is borne by 133 people.

The last name Tasker is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 5,162 people, or 1 in 10,794. In England Tasker is mostly found in: Lincolnshire, where 7 percent reside, West Yorkshire, where 7 percent reside and Greater London, where 7 percent reside. Outside of England Tasker occurs in 69 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 29 percent reside and Australia, where 14 percent reside.

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 rose 190 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 442 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 160 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 145 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 150 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Tasker Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Tasker surname is primarily 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% being registered with the political 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Taşker9452/
Tašker9441/
Tashker9250/
Taskier9218/
Taskher9210/
Tausker925/
Taskere921/
Tatsker921/
Thasker920/
Taskheer865/
Thaisker861/
Taschker861/
Tesker83157/
Taskir8360/
Tosker838/
Tazker831/
Taskerova802/
Tascher77311/
Tasquer77101/
Taskhir7759/
Thesker7726/
Tachker7717/
Tazkeer7716/
Tasqeer774/
Tashkir773/
Thazker772/
Tessker771/
Thaskir771/
Tazkere771/
Tazkert771/
Tauscher714,505/
Tasquier7168/
Teschker7116/
Thachker713/
Taushcer711/
Tasqueer711/
Taschkir711/
Teascher710/
Taşkir671,118/
Tazkir6748/
Taskirova6729/
Taşkır671/
Teskir671/
Taškerová671/
Tasqir671/
Taushcher671/

Tasker Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tasker in the Russian language
Таскерtasker-

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