Thackstone Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Thackstone Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Theakston or Theakstone (Yorks) [Early forms are lacking except that, acc. to Turner (‘Yorks Domesday-Bk.’, p. 59), ‘‘Theakston”corresponds topographically to the Domesday Eston; and the form in 1619 is Thekeston. The second element is therefore rather Old English tún, a farm, estate, than Old English stdn, a stone, rock, etc.

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Thackstone Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England481:1,160,79354,689
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234

Thackstone Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Theakston or Theakstone (Yorks) [Early forms are lacking except that, acc. to Turner (‘Yorks Domesday-Bk.’, p. 59), ‘‘Theakston”corresponds topographically to the Domesday Eston; and the form in 1619 is Thekeston. The second element is therefore rather Old English tún, a farm, estate, than Old English stdn, a stone, rock, etc.; and the first element is prob. a pers. name (in the genitive) conn. with Old English þæccan, to cover, protect: cp. Old English þeccend, protector]

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison
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Thackstone Last Name Facts

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

The last name Thackstone has its highest incidence in England. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Thackstone? popularity and diffusion

The surname Thackstone is the 2,746,821st most widespread family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Thackstone live; 96 percent live in Northern Europe and 96 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Thackstone is most frequent in England, where it is borne by 48 people, or 1 in 1,160,793. In England it is most common in: Northamptonshire, where 23 percent live, Staffordshire, where 19 percent live and South Yorkshire, where 17 percent live. Beside England this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Thailand, where 4 percent live.

Thackstone Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Thackstone has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Thackstone surname increased 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thackston951,388/
Thackstonep951/
Theakstone90406/
Thackxston901/
Theackston900/
Theckstone900/
Thakston892/
Tackston890/
Theakestone860/
Theakston84827/
Thackxton8438/
Thachston842/
Tahckston841/
Tacston821/
Theaxstone800/
Tockston785/
Tecstone781/
Thouchstone761/
Touckstonee761/
Tochstone742/
Thaxton716,051/
Tagston710/
Touchsstone671/
Tochston670/
Touchston6328/
Taxton6322/
Thaxtonii631/
Thoxton591/
Thaxtan590/
Teaxton590/
Takhstan561/
Toxton500/
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