Thresher Surname
Approximately 2,091 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameThresher Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,250 | 1:289,967 | 26,916 |
| England | 602 | 1:92,555 | 9,925 |
| Australia | 71 | 1:380,221 | 31,281 |
| Canada | 56 | 1:657,957 | 53,499 |
| Thailand | 40 | 1:1,765,959 | 222,048 |
| South Africa | 20 | 1:2,708,885 | 106,094 |
| Wales | 17 | 1:182,031 | 12,022 |
| New Zealand | 15 | 1:301,888 | 25,890 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 331 | 1:73,642 | 8,107 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:261,403 | 9,165 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 404 | 1:124,304 | 12,048 |
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.
(English) One who eat out grain by striking with a flail.
From the Danish, Drescher; a personal name.
Thresher: the flailman.
Thresher Demographics
Thresher Political Affiliation
in United States
United States
Average
Thresher Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Thresher Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Thresher has its highest incidence in The United States. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Thresher? popularity and diffusion
The last name Thresher is the 199,744th most frequently used last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 3,485,197 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 62 percent of Thresher are found; 62 percent are found in North America and 62 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 1,250 people, or 1 in 289,967. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 9 percent are found, Texas, where 8 percent are found and Vermont, where 7 percent are found. Excluding The United States Thresher occurs 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 frequency of Thresher has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 309 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 182 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 283 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Thresher Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Thresher surname are 22.58% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 69.35% 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
Search for Another Surname
Thresher Reference & Research
Thrasher/Thresher FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Thresher
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis