Treacher Surname

363,083rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 995 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Treacher Surname Definition:

(Anglo-French-Latin)TRAiTOR,TRiCKSTER [Middle English treacher, trechour(e, Old French tricheor (French tricheur); from Old French trichier, to trick; Latin tricae, troubles, etc.] She makith folk compasse and caste To taken other folkis thyng Through robberie or myscounting.

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Treacher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6801:81,9389,066
United States1061:3,419,424193,489
New Zealand621:73,03710,843
Australia601:449,92835,109
Canada351:1,052,73178,176
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
France111:6,038,429280,838
Scotland81:669,22723,443
China41:341,830,39216,990
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3501:69,6447,830
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Treacher (15) may also be a first name.

Treacher Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Anglo-French-Latin)TRAiTOR,TRiCKSTER [Middle English treacher, trechour(e, Old French tricheor (French tricheur); from Old French trichier, to trick; Latin tricae, troubles, etc.] She makith folk compasse and caste To taken other folkis thyng Through robberie or myscounting.

And that is she that makith trechoures.— Chaucer, Rom. of the Rose, 194-7.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Old Engish, trechoure, a cheat. Richardson says: "One who tricks . . . cozens, cheats, beguiles, deceives."

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the Dutch, Treiture; from the German, Tresser; a personal name.

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

Treacher Last Name Facts

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

The surname Treacher is found most frequently in England. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Treacher? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 363,083rd most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 7,324,167 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 71 percent of Treacher are found; 70 percent are found in Northern Europe and 70 percent are found in British Isles. Treacher is also the 2,900,335th most common first name in the world, borne by 15 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in England, where it is carried by 680 people, or 1 in 81,938. In England it is primarily found in: Greater London, where 19 percent live, Hampshire, where 10 percent live and Hertfordshire, where 6 percent live. Beside England this last name exists in 19 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 11 percent live and New Zealand, where 6 percent live.

Treacher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Treacher has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Treacher surname expanded 194 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 1,060 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Treacher Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Anglican (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Treacher surname are 34.48% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 81.25% being registered with the political party.

The amount Treacher earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 60.84% more than the national average, earning R 382,212 per year; in United States they earn 6.22% more than the national average, earning $45,833 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.65% more than the national average, earning $60,437 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tracher937/
Trecher937/
Trescher881,492/
Trachier88107/
Trascher88105/
Treicher8814/
Thracher884/
Tratcher884/
Treecher881/
Tre'cher881/
Treachey881/
Tretcher881/
Triecher881/
Treachir880/
Treasher880/
Threcher880/
Troecher880/
Traucher880/
Trache861,287/
Treche86170/
Treace86169/
Tracer867/
Troescher82567/
Threasher8242/
Trojacher8222/
Thrascher825/
Tretscher825/
Trauscher822/
Treasheer821/
Treschker821/
Thratcher821/
Trajchert821/
Tracheher821/
Treichere821/
Trescherr821/
Traescher820/
Treescher820/
Traiche80633/
Trecker80387/
Trachez80385/
Trachet80350/
Treacey80181/
Treachi80148/
Treager80130/
Trasher80115/
Tresher8066/
Trakher8058/
Trecere8031/
Tratche8025/
Traches8020/
Tricher8010/
Treachy806/
Treaser805/
Treiche805/
Treches805/
Trachey804/
Traucer802/
Treazer802/
Trasche802/
Tresche802/
Tracker801/
Traecer801/
Traicer801/
Treashe801/
Trechey801/
Tretcer801/
Trechet801/
Trachie801/
Tretche801/
Ttrache801/
Trycher801/
Treaker800/
Trechie800/
Tracier800/
Troetscher784/
Threashere780/
Trace772,681/
Trece77364/
Thrasher7517,903/
Thresher752,091/
Troesche7566/
Traichet7562/
Tricheur7545/
Troicher7532/
Treucker7529/
Treuchet7516/
Trackert7516/
Traiches755/
Trichert753/
Tritcher753/
Tredzher752/
Traesche752/
Thracker752/
Trischer752/
Tréscher752/
Trausche751/
Treashie751/
Treatser751/
Tressher751/
Trhasher751/
Thrascer751/
Triyeche751/
Trichier751/
Trayeche751/
Traiache751/
Trejachi751/
Trassher751/
Traesher750/
Treiches750/
Trechett750/
Threcker750/
Troesher750/
Trashier750/
Trescherová741/
Tracey7128,332/
Treacy7111,032/
Treece715,900/
Trager713,084/
Triche712,246/
Trease711,897/
Treger711,371/
Tritscher71725/
Trachi71580/
Trachy71502/
Trajer71478/
Trecha71356/
Traser71251/
Treser71225/
Triece71137/
Trechi71126/
Trecet7164/
Traces7154/
Traxer7146/
Trazer7137/
Trejer7120/
Thrace7119/
Treker7118/
Tráher7117/
Tracie7114/
Tracze7113/
Trezer7113/
Traker7110/
Trechy719/
Treßer717/
Trashe717/
Threshier716/
Treice715/
Tracez715/
Tricer715/
Tratchett714/
Traché714/
Treyce713/
Thrashere713/
Troeshcer713/
Tracyr713/
Tracha713/
Trečer713/
Trešer713/
Tracet713/
Trecey712/
Thrrasher712/
Tracee712/
Trichr712/
Dtrece711/
Tresce711/
Tryece711/
Thrasherr711/
Threseher711/
Tracei711/
Thrashier710/
Treshe710/
Tretchett710/
Tretscherová701/
Trichet673,018/
Tricker672,042/
Triches671,846/
Trouche671,658/
Trauger67930/
Treyser67530/
Traiger67371/
Trichez67306/
Tresser67300/
Treiger67247/
Treyger67204/
Traiser67199/
Trayser67158/
Trasser67119/
Trachai67110/
Traichi67101/
Treicha6771/
Treeker6769/
Trekker6755/
Treiser6754/
Treuger6754/
Treeger6746/
Trichie6730/
Treszer6730/
Trazier6728/
Tregger6726/
Trauscheid6724/
Treschi6717/
Trecair6717/
Trechit6715/
Thraser6712/
Tragger6711/
Traszer6711/
Treecha6711/
Traecey6710/
Tresich6710/
Tresger679/
Trische679/
Treihse679/
Trasert678/
Treaseh678/
Treezer678/
Trayger677/
Trakker677/
Threase676/
Tritschier676/
Trioche676/
Tresair676/
Trisher675/
Treizer675/
Trachio674/
Treseer674/
Tretzer673/
Trauser673/
Trauzer673/
Traishe673/
Trachii672/
Treasha672/
Thrashe672/
Troeser672/
Triager672/
Tresker672/
Treasey671/
Trachhi671/
Trakert671/
Trascha671/
Tressce671/
Trichep671/
Threser671/
Treisce671/
Trashee671/
Tratzer671/
Thracet671/
Trijece671/
Troeßer671/
Treyhse671/
Trechai671/
Trehøje671/
Triezer671/
Trezzer671/
Tratchi671/
Trachoi671/
Treycie671/
Trichey670/
Treagea670/
Thracey670/
Treshey670/
Thrager670/
Trasier670/
Threeshier670/
Treoger670/
Trieser670/
Triechy670/
Tretker670/

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