Thresher Surname

199,744th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,091 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Thresher 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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Thresher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2501:289,96726,916
England6021:92,5559,925
Australia711:380,22131,281
Canada561:657,95753,499
Thailand401:1,765,959222,048
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Wales171:182,03112,022
New Zealand151:301,88825,890
France31:22,140,907385,998
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3311:73,6428,107
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4041:124,30412,048

Thresher 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

From the Danish, Drescher; a personal name.

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

Thresher: the flailman.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Thresher Last Name Facts

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

The surname Thresher is found most in The United States. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Thresher? popularity and diffusion

The last name Thresher is the 199,744th most frequently held last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,485,197 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 62 percent of Thresher reside; 62 percent reside in North America and 62 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 1,250 people, or 1 in 289,967. In The United States Thresher is primarily found in: California, where 9 percent are found, Texas, where 8 percent are found and Vermont, where 7 percent are found. Excluding The United States it is found in 21 countries. It also occurs in England, where 29 percent are found and Australia, where 3 percent are found.

Thresher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Thresher has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 309 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 182 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 283 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Thresher Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Thresher surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Thresher last name are 22.58% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 69.35% being registered with the political party.

The amount Thresher earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 56.38% less than the national average, earning R 103,668 per year; in United States they earn 1.95% more than the national average, earning $43,989 USD per year and in Canada they earn 43.74% more than the national average, earning $71,414 CAD per year.

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Thresher Reference & Research

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