Thayers Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

Thayers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thayers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England241:2,321,58686,519
Scotland131:411,83217,291
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England481:507,82027,631
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Thayers Last Name Facts

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

Thayers is found most in England. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Thayers? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,017,195th most commonly held last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 173,512,998 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Thayers are found; 90 percent are found in Northern Europe and 90 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name Thayers is most frequently held in England, where it is carried by 24 people, or 1 in 2,321,586. In England Thayers is mostly found in: Hampshire, where 21 percent reside, Norfolk, where 21 percent reside and Greater London, where 21 percent reside. Excluding England this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 31 percent reside and The United States, where 10 percent reside.

Thayers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Thayers has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Thayers last name contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it contracted 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Thayers Last Name Statistics demography

Thayers earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 80.88% less than the national average, earning $8,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tayers922/
Theyers86158/
Thuyers860/
Tyers833,727/
Tayrs831/
Thairs7744/
Theirs7730/
Theers7718/
Tauers7712/
Tayars773/
Theurs771/
Tuyers771/
Teyers770/
Tayors770/
Thears770/
Theirse7142/
Taggers713/
Theirss712/
Thiersh711/
Taouers711/
Tahyors711/
Thierss711/
Thehars710/
Theuirs710/
Thiersch67519/
Tiers67448/
Tuers67237/
Teers6781/
Tears6732/
Toers6711/
Taurs673/
Teirs670/
Tairs670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Thayers
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