Thrasher Surname

29,868th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,903 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

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.

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Thrasher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States16,7771:21,6052,726
Canada8491:43,3995,379
England1411:395,16427,358
Wales311:99,8247,946
New Zealand191:238,33322,631
Russia151:9,608,204322,587
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Japan71:18,263,47047,869
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
China21:683,660,78330,601
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1681:145,09112,945
Wales81:196,0527,186
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,5471:19,7172,488

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.

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

(English) One who eat out grain by striking with a flail.

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

The occupation.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

One who thrashes grain.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

From the Danish, Drescher; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

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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