Thrasher Surname
Approximately 17,903 people bear this surname
Thrasher Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the thresher,' a grain thresher.
Robert le Thressher, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Ricardus Trescher, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Thomas Thresshere, Close Rolls, 7 Henry IV.
Read More About This SurnameThrasher Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 16,777 | 1:21,605 | 2,726 |
| Canada | 849 | 1:43,399 | 5,379 |
| England | 141 | 1:395,164 | 27,358 |
| Wales | 31 | 1:99,824 | 7,946 |
| New Zealand | 19 | 1:238,333 | 22,631 |
| Russia | 15 | 1:9,608,204 | 322,587 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| Japan | 7 | 1:18,263,470 | 47,869 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 168 | 1:145,091 | 12,945 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:196,052 | 7,186 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,547 | 1:19,717 | 2,488 |
Thrasher (42) may also be a first name.
Thrasher Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the thresher,' a grain thresher.
Robert le Thressher, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Ricardus Trescher, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Thomas Thresshere, Close Rolls, 7 Henry IV.
1696. Married — Samuel Taylor and Hannah Thresher: St. Dionis Backchurch.
1752. Married — Edward Bennett and But. Thrasher: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.
(English) One who eat out grain by striking with a flail.
The occupation.
One who thrashes grain.
From the Danish, Drescher; a personal name.
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Thrasher Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Thrasher Come From? nationality or country of origin
Thrasher is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Thrasher.
How Common Is The Last Name Thrasher? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 29,868th most frequently used last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 407,057 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Thrasher are found; 97 percent are found in North America and 96 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,566,439th most frequently used first name in the world It is held by 42 people.
It is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 16,777 people, or 1 in 21,605. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Alabama, where 12 percent are found, Texas, where 9 percent are found and Georgia, where 7 percent are found. Apart from The United States it is found in 37 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 5 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.
Thrasher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Thrasher has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Thrasher surname expanded 659 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 16 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 388 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Thrasher Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Thrasher surname are 20.4% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 67.17% being registered with the political party.
The amount Thrasher earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.35% less than the national average, earning $40,410 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.34% more than the national average, earning $52,832 CAD per year.
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Thrasher Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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