Thackeray Surname

140,940th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,164 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Thackeray 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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Thackeray Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,3191:42,2435,403
United States9681:374,44133,152
Canada2601:141,71414,582
Australia2321:116,36112,902
South Africa1131:479,44939,619
India921:8,337,667172,929
Scotland841:63,7365,100
New Zealand321:141,51016,640
Chile171:1,036,26320,476
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Wales91:343,83718,086
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Jersey31:33,0674,675
France31:22,140,907385,998
China31:455,773,85521,925
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4301:56,6876,711
Scotland61:623,86916,225
Wales31:522,80514,314
Guernsey31:10,8851,562
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:1,068,48362,061

Thackeray (28) may also be a first name.

Thackeray 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

(English) Dweller at the corner where the thatch was stored.

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

From Thacker; so Vieary from Vicar.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

For Thankeray, or Tanqeeray: hence the eminent novelist Thackeray.

The Norman People (1874)

A location name Comp. Dockwray, Cumberland.

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

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

Thackeray Last Name Facts

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

Thackeray is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thackeray? popularity and diffusion

Thackeray is the 140,940th most frequent surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,303,270 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 45 percent of Thackeray live; 45 percent live in Northern Europe and 45 percent live in British Isles. Thackeray is also the 1,994,417th most commonly used first name internationally, held by 28 people.

Thackeray is most widespread in England, where it is held by 1,319 people, or 1 in 42,243. In England it is most common in: East Riding of Yorkshire, where 8 percent live, South Yorkshire, where 7 percent live and Greater London, where 7 percent live. Beside England Thackeray occurs in 22 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 31 percent live and Canada, where 8 percent live.

Thackeray Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Thackeray has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 307 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 2,060 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 1,400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Thackeray Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Episcopalian (71%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Thackeray last name are 8.46% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.23% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Thackeray earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 116.1% more than the national average, earning R 513,540 per year; in United States they earn 3.75% more than the national average, earning $44,765 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.81% less than the national average, earning $49,280 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thackery94783/
Tackeray948/
Thakeray945/
Thackera940/
Thackaray896/
Thakeraya895/
Thackerey893/
Thackerah891/
Thayckery890/
Thakery88147/
Thakera887/
Thackerach841/
Thackarray840/
Thakaray82334/
Thakiray82184/
Thackara82101/
Theakery8269/
Thakkera8233/
Thakoray8220/
Thackary8213/
Thakeera821/
Thackory820/
Theckery820/
Thachera820/
Takera80178/
Takery8021/
Tacera804/
Tacery800/
Thakorayo782,425/
Thakarayo7822/
Thakoiray7810/
Thakuiray789/
Thakaraye787/
Thakaraya785/
Thaakkera783/
Thakeriya782/
Thacheary781/
Thakorayu781/
Thakaraay781/
Thackarah780/
Thakora755,854/
Takeura75782/
Tajkera75587/
Thakara75402/
Tachera75208/
Takkera75137/
Takeara7590/
Thakere7562/
Takiera7529/
Thakira7524/
Thekery7523/
Thakary7511/
Tachery7511/
Takeryo758/
Takaray757/
Tahkery756/
Thakeri755/
Takoray753/
Takeera752/
Takeraj752/
Tockery751/
Thakyra751/
Thekera751/
Takaera751/
Takerai751/
Taakera751/
Tacaera751/
Takehra751/
Takerah751/
Thacara750/
Tackara750/
Thakkarayo7433/
Thakorai711,840/
Thakorah711,370/
Thakariy71665/
Thakarai71158/
Thakkara71128/
Thakarah71104/
Thakorau7172/
Tacaraya7148/
Tacheira7147/
Tacherra7135/
Thakarau7122/
Thakoriy7120/
Thakoeri7117/
Thakuira7115/
Thakarey7110/
Taceraja719/
Thakayra717/
Thackare714/
Thacariy714/
Thokaray714/
Teachery713/
Thakkira713/
Ttakiera713/
Thacheri712/
Thakarea712/
Takerrat712/
Teakerea711/
Thakarry711/
Thakkeri711/
Takairay711/
Tackcary711/
Taachera711/
Tathkery711/
Thakeris711/
Taekaera711/
Taceraji711/
Takehrat711/
Takerahe711/
Tazkerat711/
Takara674,386/
Tacora671,047/
Takora67982/
Thakoraai67444/
Thakariya67305/
Takira67246/
Takeri67198/
Thakoraii67180/
Takere67145/
Tacara6785/
Thakaraai6782/
Takairaya6780/
Thakkarai6772/
Tekera6757/
Thackorie6737/
Thakorajh6719/
Takary676/
Thakaraii676/
Tokera674/
Thakkarau674/
Thakoraju674/
Tacira674/
Thakarajh673/
Thakorahu673/
Thakairat673/
Takyra672/
Thakoriya671/
Tocera671/
Thakiriya671/
Thakoroya671/
Thakyriya671/
Thekkaray671/
Tachirayi671/
Thakarajo671/
Thakkarah671/
Thakoraaj671/
Taecaraya671/
Taceri671/
Tacory670/

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