Thacher Surname

337,484th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,091 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Thacher Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the thatcher.' For other variants, v. Thacker, Thackster, and Thaxter.

Reginald le Thechare, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Reginald le Theccher. Calendarium Genealogicum.

John le Thacher, c.

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Thacher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0411:348,18331,237
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
England71:7,959,723202,100
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England461:529,89928,330
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5781:86,8849,021

Thacher (63) may also be a first name.

Thacher Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the thatcher.' For other variants, v. Thacker, Thackster, and Thaxter.

Reginald le Thechare, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Reginald le Theccher. Calendarium Genealogicum.

John le Thacher, c. 1300. Writs of Parliament.

1591-2. Robert Thatcher, Oxfordshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1393-4. William Thatcher, Sussex: ibid.

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

(English) One who covered roofs with straw, rushes, reeds or the like.

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

The occupation. See under Thacker. In the Hundred Rolls, Le Thechare, Thaechere; also the Norman French forms, Le Coverur, Le Covurtur, &c.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Thacher Last Name Facts

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

The surname Thacher occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Thacher? popularity and diffusion

The last name Thacher is the 337,484th most commonly held family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 6,679,694 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Thacher reside; 97 percent reside in North America and 97 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Thacher is also the 1,234,572nd most prevalent forename at a global level It is held by 63 people.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 1,041 people, or 1 in 348,183. In The United States Thacher is mostly found in: California, where 27 percent live, New York, where 7 percent live and Massachusetts, where 6 percent live. Barring The United States Thacher occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 2 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Thacher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Thacher has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 180 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 85 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Thacher Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Thacher last name are 6.28% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 53.05% registered with the party.

The amount Thacher earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 14.74% more than the national average, earning $49,508 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.91% less than the national average, earning $45,258 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thatcher9321,411/
Thaycher932/
Theacher930/
Thadcher930/
Tacher92948/
Thacer921/
Thathcher885/
Thatcherr881/
Teacher868,510/
Taucher862,074/
Tachert86248/
Taicher86166/
Tachere8672/
Taycher8669/
Tatcher8664/
Tajcher8652/
Thocher8631/
Tachier8617/
Thakher866/
Thecher861/
Thatcer861/
Thachir861/
Taecher860/
Tacer83823/
Thathtcher821/
Tauchert801,561/
Tajchert80252/
Tatscher8048/
Taychert8031/
Taichert8030/
Thecheur8013/
Thathcer806/
Thatsher801/
Thatzher801/
Teatcher801/
Teachher801/
Taușcher801/
Tteacher801/
Teachger800/
Teaucher800/
Techer779,098/
Tocher771,425/
Takher77260/
Taucer77136/
Tachir77135/
Tajher7752/
Técher7731/
Taicer7720/
Tacier775/
Taycer774/
Tazher772/
Teacer771/
Thazer770/
Tascer770/
Tautscher75313/
Thaakheer755/
Taushcher751/
Tauchertt751/
Teicher711,690/
Teucher71655/
Tascier71173/
Thokher71154/
Toucher7199/
Takhere7188/
Tadzher7156/
Tachoir7154/
Techeur7140/
Thahhir7120/
Thazeer719/
Tashher719/
Theager719/
Teecher718/
Tachire716/
Tayceer715/
Thakhir714/
Takherh714/
Thaijer714/
Takheer713/
Tocherr713/
Toycher713/
Toocher712/
Techear712/
Toicher712/
Tajheer712/
Taukher711/
Têcheur711/
Tachhir711/
Tazheer711/
Tazherh711/
Thaizer711/
Thaiger711/
Tachair710/
Toecher710/
Tuicher710/
Teichert679,076/
Tajer672,398/
Tager671,319/
Tacir67821/
Tazer6795/
Tachoire6737/
Teitcher6725/
Takherhh6712/
Taukheer674/
Toutcher672/
Totscher671/
Thokheer671/
Tashheer671/
Tacér671/
Touchert671/
Tottcher671/
Toucherd670/

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