Thackaray Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

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.

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Thackaray Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:11,143,612252,590
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371

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.

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

(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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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").

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

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 can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Thackaray? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,593,402nd most frequently occurring family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 83 percent of Thackaray are found; 83 percent are found in Northern Europe and 83 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name Thackaray is most commonly occurring in England, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 11,143,612. In England Thackaray is primarily found in: Cheshire, where 20 percent are found, Durham, where 20 percent are found and Hampshire, where 20 percent are found. Aside from England this surname is found in one country. It also occurs 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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Thackary9413/
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Thakaraye897/
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Thakaraay891/
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Thacara880/
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Thakkarayo8433/
Thashkaray841/
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Thakaryo8230/
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Thakoray8220/
Thakarey8210/
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Thakayra827/
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Thacariy824/
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Thakarea822/
Thakarry821/
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Thackera820/
Takara804,386/
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Takary806/
Thakorayo782,425/
Thakariya78305/
Thakaraai7882/
Takairaya7880/
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Thackerey783/
Thakarajh783/
Thakairat783/
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Thacheary781/
Thakharae781/
Thekkaray781/
Thackerah781/
Thakorayu781/
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Thakarach781/
Thakarajo781/
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Taecaraya781/
Thayckery780/
Thakare75330,163/
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Takaura752,480/
Taşkara75801/
Takarai75500/
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Takeara7590/
Thekary7573/
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Taykara7540/
Takariy7531/
Takarau7523/
Takarah7514/
Tajkara757/
Thakera757/
Takarra757/
Takkara756/
Takaraz756/
Takarey756/
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Thokara754/
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Thakairach742/
Thakorayau741/
Thakaraaid741/
Thakarajhe741/
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Thakkaraji741/
Thakkarajo741/
Thacarajoo741/
Thakorai711,840/
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Takairyo71786/
Thakarge71102/
Thakorau7172/
Theakery7169/
Takariya7149/
Thakkera7133/
Thakhare7131/
Taukarai7121/
Thakoriy7120/
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Thakkari7116/
Thakuira7115/
Tokaraya7112/
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Thokarat718/
Thakarij717/
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Thakarei716/
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Thakarep714/
Thakaret714/
Thekkara713/
Thakarej713/
Thhakare712/
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Thakared712/
Touckara711/
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Tackoory711/
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Takarraj711/
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Takaradh711/
Takaraia711/
Toshkara711/
Taskarat711/
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Takarait711/
Takarhat711/
Takaraju711/
Takareea711/
Takairat711/
Theckery710/
Thakkaraaju701/
Thakkarahad701/
Thakkarahas701/
Takari671,897/
Tacora671,047/
Takora67982/
Tokara67731/
Takare67564/
Thakoraai67444/
Thakoraii67180/
Takera67178/
Tacari6756/
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Takery6721/
Thakorajh6719/
Thakkarip6710/
Tecara674/
Theikkara674/
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Thaakkera673/
Thakorahu673/
Thokariya672/
Tokary672/
Ththakare671/
Thokaraja671/
Takaariya671/
Taqary671/
Thakorahe671/
Thakoraus671/
Thakareid671/
Thakareji671/
Thakkarui671/
Thakoraaj671/
Takatriya671/
Tazkaratt671/
Tacory670/

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