Thacker Surname

14,844th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37,530 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Thacker Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the thacker,' a thatcher; compare Kirk and Church. Among the craftsmen who went in procession in the performance of the York Mystery were the 'Tillethekers,' i.e. Tile-thatchers' (The York Mystery Plays).

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Thacker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States26,7781:13,5361,685
England5,2391:10,6351,577
India2,7231:281,69916,023
Canada9771:37,7134,761
Australia6801:39,7005,137
Thailand2091:337,98358,555
New Zealand1851:24,4774,275
Scotland1441:37,1793,577
Wales1271:24,3662,557
Bahrain1031:13,0932,472
South Africa891:608,73846,089
Singapore431:128,0865,748
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
Northern Ireland201:92,2525,957
Liberia181:244,91915,115
Zimbabwe151:1,029,21663,831
Spain141:3,339,43167,428
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Jersey101:9,9202,003
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Iceland91:42,2322,922
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
France51:13,284,544357,392
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
China41:341,830,39216,990
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Isle of Man21:42,9113,686
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,1851:11,1561,704
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,8451:17,6522,252

Thacker (83) may also be a first name.

Thacker Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the thacker,' a thatcher; compare Kirk and Church. Among the craftsmen who went in procession in the performance of the York Mystery were the 'Tillethekers,' i.e. Tile-thatchers' (The York Mystery Plays).

William le Thekere, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

William Theeker, 1301. Writs of Parliament.

Johannes Theker, lector 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Ricardus Theker, 1379: ibid.

Stephanas Theker, 1379: ibid.

1565. Married — Robert Thacker and Agnes Blage: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1748. Married — Edward Thacker and Elizabeth Peartree: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

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

The Scottish form of English Thatcher. A surname derived from the occupation of thacker (ME. thacker, from Old English þaca, þæc, a roof, thatch + personal suffix -ere), one who covers a roof with straw, reeds, etc., perhaps now an obsolete craft. A few years ago there was an illustration in the Scotsman newspaper of a thacker at work on the roof of Livingstone Tollhouse on the Edinburgh-Glasgow road near Midcalder. Thomas Thekar is mentioned in a list of Aberdeen criminals in 1411 (CRA., p. 4), Cudbert Thekar was a witness in Edinburgh in 1426 (Egidii, p. 48), and John Thekar is recorded in St. Andrews in 1525 (SHR., II, p. 266).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) Thatcher, Roofer [Middle English thacker[e; Old English þaca, þœc = Old Norse þak, a roof, thatch + the agential suff. -ere]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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

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

A provincialism for Thatcher. It is used in this seuse by various old writers. "The original meaning of the word ' thack ' is straw or rushes, our Saxon ancestors using no other covering for their houses. Afterwards it was extended to slate and tiles; and he who covered a building, either with these or the more ancient materials, was called a thacker or thatcher." Hallamshire Glossary, p. 162.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the Flemish, Dacker; from the Dutch, Dekker; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Thacker: the thatcher; also Reader and Reeder.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Thacker Last Name Facts

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

The surname Thacker (Marathi: ठक्, Oriya: ଠକର) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Thacker? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 14,844th most frequently held last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 194,179 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 73 percent of Thacker are found; 73 percent are found in North America and 73 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Thacker is also the 1,052,971st most common first name at a global level, borne by 83 people.

Thacker is most common in The United States, where it is held by 26,778 people, or 1 in 13,536. In The United States Thacker is most numerous in: Kentucky, where 11 percent live, Ohio, where 9 percent live and Virginia, where 8 percent live. Besides The United States this surname occurs in 65 countries. It also occurs in England, where 14 percent live and India, where 7 percent live.

Thacker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Thacker has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Thacker last name expanded 941 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 240 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 14,400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 90 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Thacker Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Anglican (80%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Thacker surname are 25.21% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 71.98% being registered with the political party.

The amount Thacker earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 24.28% more than the national average, earning R 295,344 per year; in United States they earn 9.99% less than the national average, earning $38,840 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.89% more than the national average, earning $52,610 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thachker933/
Tahacker932/
Thackert932/
Theacker931/
Thackerd931/
Thackker931/
Thhacker930/
Thackier930/
Thaker928,236/
Tacker921,679/
Thacer921/
Thakker865,708/
Theaker862,068/
Taecker8690/
Thocker8678/
Thakere8662/
Tackert8621/
Tachker8617/
Thakerd8614/
Thakear867/
Thakeer866/
Thakher866/
Tahaker865/
Thaeker864/
Thakeur863/
Thauker863/
Thecker863/
Taacker862/
Tahcker862/
Thazker862/
Htacker861/
Tehcker861/
Thatker861/
Thakcer861/
Thakeir861/
Thakerh861/
Thakert861/
Taccker861/
Tackerr861/
Taucker861/
Tatcker860/
Thackre860/
Taker83867/
Tacer83823/
Thaikerd8079/
Thaikert8024/
Thoucker808/
Tauckert807/
Thackreh801/
Thakkear801/
Thakkeer801/
Theckear801/
Thakeard801/
Thaisker801/
Thaekker801/
Thaikear801/
Thakre7718,635/
Thoker775,554/
Tacher77948/
Tocker77710/
Tecker77275/
Takere77145/
Taucer77136/
Takker77128/
Takerd7794/
Thakir7761/
Taşker7752/
Tašker7741/
Tahker7738/
Teaker7733/
Theker7725/
Tauker7722/
Taeker7720/
Taicer7720/
Takier7716/
Töcker777/
Takeer776/
Takert776/
Thakyr775/
Taaker774/
Taycer774/
Teacer771/
Taiker771/
Thaqer771/
Thaakheer755/
Thhaakker751/
Thaikeard751/
Thaikkerd751/
Teacher718,510/
Thokher71154/
Taukeer7196/
Tashker7150/
Thooker7132/
Thakuir7131/
Thocher7131/
Taukert7128/
Thaakre7122/
Takerhe7122/
Thakire7121/
Toecker7120/
Thouker7118/
Taekker7117/
Teakert7115/
Tahakre7110/
Thakuyr719/
Thaquer717/
Thakhre717/
Thakujr715/
Tthoker715/
Takeare715/
Tausker715/
Tayceer715/
Tadkere714/
Thakrre714/
Thakhir714/
Tadåker714/
Taikeer713/
Theiker712/
Toucker712/
Tackoir712/
Takeard712/
Thakird712/
Tockeer711/
Thtakre711/
Thekker711/
Thhakre711/
Thokeer711/
Thokere711/
Thokker711/
Tatkere711/
Thaskir711/
Thaqerh711/
Taukere711/
Taskere711/
Tazkere711/
Thachir711/
Tazkert711/
Taikerd711/
Tadkerd711/
Toocker710/
Tockerd710/
Thaikir710/
Tuicker710/
Toker6719,712/
Teker6715,772/
Takir672,190/
Tacir67821/
Takre67689/
Thogkerd6717/
Teickert679/
Tacre675/
Thauqeer673/
Töker673/
Thaikird673/
Takyr672/
Teaccher672/
Thaquear671/
Thoukeer671/
Thokheer671/
Tauqkeer671/
Takır671/
Taqer671/
Täker671/
Tacér671/
Taschker671/
Tteacher671/
Thogkert671/
Toothker670/

Thacker Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Thacker in the Oriya language
ଠକରthakara39.53
ଠକ୍କରthakkara37.21
ଠାକେରthakera6.98
ଥାକରthakara4.65
ଠକର୍thakar4.65
ଠାେକରthaekara2.33
ଠକକରthakakara2.33
ଠାକୁରthakura2.33
Thacker in the Marathi language
ठक्thak25
ठाकरthakara20.83
ठाकेरthakera20.83
थाकेरthakera12.5
थकरthakara8.33
ठकरthakara4.17
ठाकूरthakura4.17
ठाकरेthakare4.17

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Thacker Reference & Research

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