Thatcher Surname
Approximately 21,411 people bear this surname
Thatcher Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the thatcher.' For other variants, v. Thacker, Thackster, and Thaxter.
Reginald le Thechare, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Reginald le Theccher. Calendarium Genealogicum.
John le Thacher, c.
Read More About This SurnameThatcher Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13,034 | 1:27,809 | 3,475 |
| England | 4,293 | 1:12,979 | 1,911 |
| Australia | 2,182 | 1:12,372 | 1,803 |
| Canada | 793 | 1:46,464 | 5,701 |
| South Africa | 297 | 1:182,417 | 19,977 |
| New Zealand | 199 | 1:22,755 | 3,990 |
| Wales | 197 | 1:15,708 | 1,698 |
| Scotland | 70 | 1:76,483 | 5,732 |
| Thailand | 65 | 1:1,086,744 | 162,071 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 28 | 1:48,713 | 4,303 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Guernsey | 22 | 1:2,929 | 767 |
| France | 13 | 1:5,109,440 | 259,941 |
| Bermuda | 12 | 1:5,440 | 820 |
| Northern Ireland | 11 | 1:167,731 | 8,683 |
| Israel | 11 | 1:777,967 | 50,646 |
| Brazil | 11 | 1:19,461,303 | 329,560 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
| Netherlands | 9 | 1:1,876,353 | 85,467 |
| Ecuador | 8 | 1:1,988,231 | 21,385 |
| Jersey | 8 | 1:12,400 | 2,398 |
| Ireland | 7 | 1:672,706 | 15,999 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Isle of Man | 7 | 1:12,260 | 2,387 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Slovakia | 6 | 1:889,408 | 78,715 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,107,467 | 26,093 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,674 | 1:9,116 | 1,364 |
| Wales | 75 | 1:20,912 | 1,213 |
| Jersey | 13 | 1:3,991 | 684 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:748,643 | 18,576 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,348 | 1:15,000 | 1,921 |
Thatcher (669) may also be a first name.
Thatcher Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the thatcher.' For other variants, v. Thacker, Thackster, and Thaxter.
Reginald le Thechare, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Reginald le Theccher. Calendarium Genealogicum.
John le Thacher, c. 1300. Writs of Parliament.
1591-2. Robert Thatcher, Oxfordshire: Register of the University of Oxford.
1393-4. William Thatcher, Sussex: ibid.
The palatal form of Thacker, q.v.
When thatchers thinke, their wages worth their worke.—G. Gascoigne, Steele Glas (A.D. 1576).
(English) One who covered roofs with straw, rushes, reeds or the like.
The occupation. See under Thacker. In the Hundred Rolls, Le Thechare, Thaechere; also the Norman French forms, Le Coverur, Le Covurtur, &c.
Thatcher Demographics
Thatcher Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Thatcher Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Thatcher Come From? nationality or country of origin
Thatcher is most common in The United States. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Thatcher? popularity and diffusion
The surname Thatcher is the 25,195th most frequently held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 340,365 people. The surname Thatcher is mostly found in The Americas, where 58 percent of Thatcher reside; 57 percent reside in North America and 57 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Thatcher is also the 320,785th most commonly held first name internationally, held by 669 people.
The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 13,034 people, or 1 in 27,809. In The United States it is most common in: Ohio, where 10 percent are found, Texas, where 6 percent are found and Utah, where 6 percent are found. Apart from The United States Thatcher exists in 59 countries. It is also common in England, where 20 percent are found and Australia, where 10 percent are found.
Thatcher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Thatcher has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Thatcher last name grew 389 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 161 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 263 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 1,400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 175 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Thatcher Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Thatcher last name is principally Catholic (50%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Thatcher surname are 15.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.5% registered with the political party.
The amount Thatcher earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 40.17% more than the national average, earning R 333,096 per year; in United States they earn 2.62% more than the national average, earning $44,279 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.09% more than the national average, earning $55,691 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thathcher | 94 | 5 | / |
| Thatcherr | 94 | 1 | / |
| Thacher | 93 | 1,091 | / |
| Tatcher | 93 | 64 | / |
| Thatcer | 93 | 1 | / |
| Thathtcher | 89 | 1 | / |
| Tatscher | 88 | 48 | / |
| Thathcer | 88 | 6 | / |
| Thetcher | 88 | 5 | / |
| Thaycher | 88 | 2 | / |
| Teatcher | 88 | 1 | / |
| Thatzher | 88 | 1 | / |
| Thatsher | 88 | 1 | / |
| Theacher | 88 | 0 | / |
| Thadcher | 88 | 0 | / |
| Tacher | 86 | 948 | / |
| Thacer | 86 | 1 | / |
| Thatcherová | 84 | 1 | / |
| Tautscher | 82 | 313 | / |
| Teacher | 80 | 8,510 | / |
| Taucher | 80 | 2,074 | / |
| Taicher | 80 | 166 | / |
| Tachere | 80 | 72 | / |
| Taycher | 80 | 69 | / |
| Tajcher | 80 | 52 | / |
| Thocher | 80 | 31 | / |
| Tetcher | 80 | 2 | / |
| Thachir | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tacer | 77 | 823 | / |
| Teitcher | 75 | 25 | / |
| Töttcher | 75 | 8 | / |
| Toutcher | 75 | 2 | / |
| Totscher | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tottcher | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tteacher | 75 | 1 | / |
| Taușcher | 75 | 1 | / |
| Teutcher | 75 | 1 | / |
| Teachger | 75 | 0 | / |
| Teaucher | 75 | 0 | / |
| Toetcher | 75 | 0 | / |
| Tocher | 71 | 1,425 | / |
| Tatzer | 71 | 308 | / |
| Teutscher | 71 | 145 | / |
| Taucer | 71 | 136 | / |
| Tachir | 71 | 135 | / |
| Toettcher | 71 | 57 | / |
| Tatjer | 71 | 49 | / |
| Taicer | 71 | 20 | / |
| Tatger | 71 | 5 | / |
| Tacier | 71 | 5 | / |
| Taycer | 71 | 4 | / |
| Tazher | 71 | 2 | / |
| Teacer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tatxer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tatser | 71 | 1 | / |
| Thazer | 71 | 0 | / |
| Tascer | 71 | 0 | / |
| Teicher | 67 | 1,690 | / |
| Tascier | 67 | 173 | / |
| Tatsere | 67 | 117 | / |
| Toucher | 67 | 99 | / |
| Tadzher | 67 | 56 | / |
| Tachoir | 67 | 54 | / |
| Thazeer | 67 | 9 | / |
| Tachire | 67 | 6 | / |
| Tayceer | 67 | 5 | / |
| Tocherr | 67 | 3 | / |
| Toycher | 67 | 3 | / |
| Toicher | 67 | 2 | / |
| Toocher | 67 | 2 | / |
| Thaizer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tachhir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tazheer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tazherh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tautger | 67 | 0 | / |
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