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 found most frequently in England. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Thackaray? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,593,402nd most commonly used surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Thackaray reside; 83 percent reside in Northern Europe and 83 percent reside in British Isles.
This surname is most prevalent in England, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 11,143,612. In England Thackaray is most prevalent in: Cheshire, where 20 percent live, Durham, where 20 percent live and Hampshire, where 20 percent live. Beside England Thackaray occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent live.
Thackaray Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Thackaray has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Thackaray surname declined 37 percent between 1881 and 2014.
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