Thackrah Surname
Approximately 456 people bear this surname
Thackrah 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 SurnameThackrah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 242 | 1:230,240 | 19,179 |
| United States | 133 | 1:2,725,255 | 163,031 |
| Australia | 46 | 1:586,863 | 42,409 |
| South Africa | 17 | 1:3,186,924 | 115,449 |
| Isle of Man | 9 | 1:9,536 | 2,057 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 261 | 1:93,392 | 9,611 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:935,804 | 21,348 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 17 | 1:2,954,040 | 135,915 |
Thackrah 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").
Thackrah Demographics
Average Thackrah Salary in
United States
$45,325 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Thackrah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Thackrah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Thackrah occurs most in England. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Thackrah? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 659,458th most frequently held last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 15,981,460 people. The surname Thackrah occurs predominantly in Europe, where 57 percent of Thackrah are found; 56 percent are found in Northern Europe and 56 percent are found in British Isles.
This surname is most frequently used in England, where it is held by 242 people, or 1 in 230,240. In England it is mostly concentrated in: West Yorkshire, where 40 percent are found, North Yorkshire, where 14 percent are found and Essex, where 6 percent are found. Barring England Thackrah exists in 10 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 29 percent are found and Australia, where 10 percent are found.
Thackrah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Thackrah has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Thackrah surname declined 7 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 782 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Thackrah Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Thackrah surname are 23.6% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 70.37% being registered with the political party.
The amount Thackrah earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 513.69% more than the national average, earning R 1,458,350 per year and in United States they earn 5.04% more than the national average, earning $45,325 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thackra | 93 | 9 | / |
| Thakrah | 93 | 1 | / |
| Thackray | 88 | 3,426 | / |
| Thakhrah | 88 | 1 | / |
| Thakra | 86 | 32 | / |
| Takrah | 86 | 17 | / |
| Thakrai | 80 | 90 | / |
| Thakkra | 80 | 28 | / |
| Thakray | 80 | 12 | / |
| Thacray | 80 | 4 | / |
| Thakrea | 80 | 2 | / |
| Thakhra | 80 | 1 | / |
| Takra | 77 | 256 | / |
| Tacra | 77 | 3 | / |
| Thakoraj | 75 | 507 | / |
| Thackrey | 75 | 447 | / |
| Thakkrat | 75 | 2 | / |
| Thaikrad | 75 | 1 | / |
| Thakrapp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Thakorajo | 71 | 339 | / |
| Tacras | 71 | 96 | / |
| Thakro | 71 | 35 | / |
| Tokrah | 71 | 25 | / |
| Taukra | 71 | 9 | / |
| Thekra | 71 | 3 | / |
| Takrai | 71 | 3 | / |
| Thokra | 71 | 2 | / |
| Takray | 71 | 2 | / |
| Tadkra | 71 | 1 | / |
| Takraj | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tacraz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Thakrey | 67 | 537 | / |
| Thekray | 67 | 48 | / |
| Thakroo | 67 | 25 | / |
| Toekrah | 67 | 11 | / |
| Tazkrat | 67 | 10 | / |
| Thakrod | 67 | 10 | / |
| Thokrat | 67 | 6 | / |
| Takrait | 67 | 3 | / |
| Taajkra | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thakrot | 67 | 1 | / |
| Theikra | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tehkray | 67 | 1 | / |
| Takkrai | 67 | 1 | / |
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