Thayer Surname

21,633rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,158 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guam

Thayer Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Theodorie', from the Old French popular nick. Thierry or Thierre (v. Terry). Thayer is, I presume, a modern English modification of the surname. But while it barely exists in England, it is a familiar entry in American directories.

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Thayer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States23,0991:15,6921,995
Australia5551:48,6416,064
Canada4751:77,5708,712
Israel2931:29,2074,191
England2271:245,45419,989
Iraq1471:238,2435,207
South Africa381:1,425,72975,291
Panama381:102,9543,886
New Zealand371:122,38715,192
Chile361:489,34612,617
Austria281:304,12334,120
Wales241:128,9399,528
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Guam161:10,0081,526
Iceland141:27,1492,069
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Tunisia101:61,0637,682
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
United States Virgin Islands61:18,3962,503
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
India61:127,844,230863,365
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
France21:33,211,361423,184
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1521:160,36413,879
Wales311:50,5942,584
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,2421:6,093769

Thayer (1,579) may also be a first name.

Thayer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Theodorie', from the Old French popular nick. Thierry or Thierre (v. Terry). Thayer is, I presume, a modern English modification of the surname. But while it barely exists in England, it is a familiar entry in American directories. I have no actual proof for my conjecture, but I strongly believe I shall be found correct.

1605 Anthony Thayer and Martha Bourman: Marriage Lic. (London).

1753. Married — Bartholomew Penny and Ann Thayer: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

1756. — Jonn Huggins and Hannah There: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(Anglo-French-Teut.) represents an O.Frank, cognate, Thiadher (A.D. 799), of Anglo-Saxon Theodhere-National Army [thiad- = Old English þeód= Old Saxon thiod = Gothic þiuda = Old Norse þioð (O.H.Ger. diot(a), nation, people + her(i (as in Old Saxon and O.H.Ger.) = Old English here = Gothic harji-s = Old Norse herr, army]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Descendant of Thaider (people, army).

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

Thayer Last Name Facts

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

Thayer has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thayer? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 21,633rd most commonly used family name globally, held by around 1 in 289,671 people. The surname Thayer occurs mostly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Thayer live; 93 percent live in North America and 92 percent live in Anglo-North America. Thayer is also the 194,673rd most frequent given name globally, held by 1,579 people.

The surname Thayer is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 23,099 people, or 1 in 15,692. In The United States Thayer is most prevalent in: California, where 11 percent reside, Michigan, where 7 percent reside and New York, where 6 percent reside. Other than The United States this last name occurs in 52 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 2 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Thayer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Thayer has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 280 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 149 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 23 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Thayer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Thayer surname are 9.35% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.12% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Thayer earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 111.99% more than the national average, earning R 503,772 per year; in United States they earn 3.79% more than the national average, earning $44,785 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.11% less than the national average, earning $48,140 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thayert921/
Thayere920/
Tayer912,682/
Thayr911/
Thajer831,591/
Thauer83796/
Theyer83351/
Thawer83342/
Thoyer83246/
Thayre83221/
Thaier83110/
Thayar8399/
Tayere8337/
Tahyer8316/
Thayur8310/
Tayert8310/
Thayir839/
Tayier836/
Thayor833/
Tayher832/
Tayeer832/
Thiyer832/
Thayrt831/
Thaiyr831/
Thyerr831/
Tauyer830/
Thuyer830/
Tayerr830/
Taer802,307/
Tyer802,164/
Tayr8022/
Tahawer7716/
Tyohyer776/
Thagher772/
Thayoor771/
Thayord771/
Thaheir771/
Tayerre771/
Tayhert771/
Theyere771/
Thagier770/
Tayar736,320/
Thaur734,437/
Tawer732,959/
Tauer732,888/
Tajer732,398/
Toyer731,698/
Thair731,512/
Tayor73793/
Tehar73497/
Tyoer73341/
Teyer73333/
Thear73180/
Tayir73156/
Tayre7372/
Taier7355/
Their7331/
Tyjer7325/
Tuyer7322/
Theur7315/
Tiyer7315/
Tayyr7312/
Tayur739/
Taerh738/
Tauyr737/
Tahyr735/
Tyier734/
Tayár731/
Taiyr731/
Tayrh731/
Theyr730/
Tayhr730/
Thayhart711/
Tayerova711/
Thaaweer711/
Thauerre711/
Theuer672,082/
Tayreh67705/
Tagger67660/
Tayour67368/
Taihar67173/
Tayire67173/
Tahair67157/
Tayare67105/
Tahyor6795/
Thiyar6782/
Tahyar6763/
Thearp6761/
Thaiir6752/
Taheir6751/
Touyer6742/
Tyoyer6742/
Thahur6734/
Thoyre6726/
Thheer6726/
Tyohar6723/
Thaire6722/
Thower6722/
Tohyar6722/
Thäger6722/
Thaure6721/
Tawere6721/
Théard6720/
Tauert6719/
Tajeer6718/
Theier6717/
Tayior6717/
Tahiar6716/
Tyojer6715/
Thajur6713/
Taweer6713/
Tehyor6711/
Tayoor6710/
Theure6710/
Thojar679/
Tayard679/
Thoyar678/
Theare678/
Tayart678/
Thajar678/
Tahaur676/
Tehart676/
Tayaur675/
Taheur675/
Thujar674/
Theyar674/
Ttayar674/
Thijar674/
Theyerová673/
Teyere673/
Teiher673/
Tohyor673/
Tuhyar672/
Thuyar672/
Thaiar672/
Thaiur672/
Theire672/
Taiyor672/
Tahver672/
Taiere672/
Thuerr672/
Théart672/
Tiyere672/
Thejer672/
Tayhar672/
Thaair672/
Thehar671/
Tayore671/
Thajir671/
Theuar671/
Thojer671/
Tahwer671/
Taierh671/
Tauwer671/
Tauyar671/
Tauyor671/
Tahger671/
Tyoier671/
Thejar671/
Toyere671/
Taouer671/
Ttayir671/
Tauere671/
Tawier671/
Tayhir671/
Toihar671/
Ttheer671/
Thaweesre671/
Taiher671/
Tayorh671/
Tooyer670/
Toyher670/
Toyier670/
Thairp670/
Theyre670/
Tayhor670/

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