Thackaray Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Thackaray 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 SurnameThackaray Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 8 | 1:3,046,921 | 80,371 |
Thackaray 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.
(Scandinavian) Dweller at the Thack or Thatch Corner (store - place) [Old Norse þah, thatch + urá (Dano-Norwegian vraa), a corner] Johannes de Thakwra.—Yorks Poll-Tax, A.D. 1379.
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").
Thackaray Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Thackaray Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Thackaray is most common in England. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Thackaray? popularity and diffusion
The surname Thackaray is the 7,593,402nd most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Thackaray occurs mostly in Europe, where 83 percent of Thackaray live; 83 percent live in Northern Europe and 83 percent live in British Isles.
The surname is most common in England, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 11,143,612. In England Thackaray is most common in: Cheshire, where 20 percent are found, Durham, where 20 percent are found and Hampshire, where 20 percent are found. Aside from England it occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent are found.
Thackaray Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Thackaray has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Thackaray surname decreased 37 percent between 1881 and 2014.
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