Thackara Surname
Approximately 101 people bear this surname
Thackara Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the thack-wray,' i.e. the corner or place set apart for storing thack, or thatch; v. Wray.
Not Thackery for Thacker, as Vicary for Vicar. Wray is found in many compounds in Yorkshire place-words.
Read More About This SurnameThackara Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 87 | 1:4,166,195 | 223,594 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 15 | 1:1,625,025 | 53,310 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 80 | 1:627,734 | 41,746 |
Thackara Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the thack-wray,' i.e. the corner or place set apart for storing thack, or thatch; v. Wray.
Not Thackery for Thacker, as Vicary for Vicar. Wray is found in many compounds in Yorkshire place-words.
William de la Thekere, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Johannes de Thakwra, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Robertas de Thakwra, 1379:
Thomas Thackwray, Yorkshire: Deposition from York Castle (Surtees Society).
1748. Married — Joseph Thackeray and Martha Houldroide: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.
1806. — William Thackray and Hannah Blake: St. George, Hanover Square.
Thackray, or Thackwray, or Thackery, is a name that has its present home in the West Riding. Lower says that these names are forms of Thacker or Thatcher, just as Vicary is a form of Vicar. Thomas Thackeray was mayor of Hull in 1604 and 1624 (Tickell's "Hull").
Thackara Demographics
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Thackara Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Thackara Come From? nationality or country of origin
Thackara occurs most in The United States. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Thackara? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,839,022nd most widespread surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 72,153,920 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 87 percent of Thackara live; 86 percent live in North America and 86 percent live in Anglo-North America.
It is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 87 people, or 1 in 4,166,195. In The United States it is most numerous in: Pennsylvania, where 26 percent reside, California, where 18 percent reside and Texas, where 15 percent reside. Other than The United States Thackara exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 10 percent reside and France, where 2 percent reside.
Thackara Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Thackara has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Thackara surname expanded 109 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Thackara Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Thackara last name are 5.86% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 59.09% registered to vote for the political party.
Thackara earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.21% less than the national average, earning $42,625 USD per year.
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