Thaxter Surname

335,329th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,100 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Thaxter Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the thacker' (fem. suffix -ster); v. Thacker, and compare Baxter and Baker.

'The Reders, Thaxters, Rede-sellers,': History of Norfolk.

Thomas Thackstere. Rolls of Parliament.

John Thackster Norfolk: History of Norfolk.

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Thaxter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3721:974,35272,340
Jamaica3101:9,2581,032
England3041:183,28316,451
Canada941:391,97434,739
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1351:180,55814,908
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1521:330,38625,648

Thaxter (73) may also be a first name.

Thaxter Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the thacker' (fem. suffix -ster); v. Thacker, and compare Baxter and Baker.

'The Reders, Thaxters, Rede-sellers,': History of Norfolk.

Thomas Thackstere. Rolls of Parliament.

John Thackster Norfolk: History of Norfolk.

Johannes Thekester, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Robert Thakster, rector of Carlton, Norfolk, 1541: History of Norfolk.

John Thaxter, 1567, Coll. Reg.: History C.C.C., Cambridge.

Edmund Thaxter, bailiff of Yarmouth, 1675: History of Norfolk.

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

V. Thackater.

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

Thaxter Last Name Facts

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

The last name Thaxter is found most frequently in The United States. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Thaxter? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 335,329th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 6,625,042 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 64 percent of Thaxter reside; 35 percent reside in North America and 35 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Thaxter is also the 1,134,117th most common first name world-wide, held by 73 people.

Thaxter is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 372 people, or 1 in 974,352. In The United States Thaxter is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 19 percent reside, California, where 16 percent reside and Maine, where 9 percent reside. Excluding The United States Thaxter exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Jamaica, where 28 percent reside and England, where 28 percent reside.

Thaxter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Thaxter has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 245 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 225 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Thaxter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Thaxter surname are 2.95% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 56.18% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Thaxter earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 10.53% more than the national average, earning $47,694 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.9% more than the national average, earning $50,629 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thaxther936/
Taxter92186/
Thoxter863/
Thexter860/
Texter77906/
Teixter711/
Textier711/
Textter711/
Takster711/
Tackster670/
Tekster573/
Togster570/

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