How common is the surname Thatcher?

9,752 people in the United States had the surname Thatcher in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 31,660 Americans. It ranked 3,644th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Thatcher?

In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Thatcher identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Thatcher?

Sophie Thatcher, American actress (born 2000), followed by Mark Thatcher.

Where is the surname Thatcher most common?

Wikidata records people named Thatcher in the United States and the United Kingdom.

How do you pronounce Thatcher?

Thatcher is /ˈθæ.tʃəɹ/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Thatcher getting more or less common?

More common. 9,240 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,752 in 2010, up 5.5%.

The surname Thatcher

An occupational surname, carried by 9,752 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈθæ.tʃəɹ/ 2 syllables Soundex T326

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Thatcher is more common than 97.8% of them.

Origin

From thatcher.

Thatcher is an occupational surname: named after the work an ancestor did.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 9,752 people named Thatcher in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 31,660 Americans. That is up 5.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 9,240.

#3,644

rank among US surnames

9,752

people in 2010

3.3

per 100,000 Americans

+5.5%

change since 2000 (was #3,531)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,640	Sutter	9,760	31,634
#3,641	Lindstrom	9,754	31,653
#3,642	Badillo	9,753	31,656
#3,644	Thatcher	9,752	31,660

Who is named Thatcher

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

92% of people named Thatcher identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.6% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.0%
Two or more races 1.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Thatchers

6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Sophie Thatcher
American actress (born 2000)
Mark Thatcher
British businessman, born 1953
Torin Thatcher
British actor (1905–1981)
Heather Thatcher
British actress (1896-1987)
George Thatcher
American judge and congressman, 1754–1824
Donna Jean Godchaux
American singer, 1947–2025

Notable Thatchers come mostly from the United States (3) and the United Kingdom (3).

Questions

Where does the surname Thatcher come from?: From thatcher.
How common is the surname Thatcher?: 9,752 people in the United States had the surname Thatcher in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 31,660 Americans. It ranked 3,644th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Thatcher?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Thatcher identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Thatcher?: Sophie Thatcher, American actress (born 2000), followed by Mark Thatcher.
Where is the surname Thatcher most common?: Wikidata records people named Thatcher in the United States and the United Kingdom.
How do you pronounce Thatcher?: Thatcher is /ˈθæ.tʃəɹ/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Thatcher?: Thatcher is an occupational surname, named after the work an ancestor did.
Is the surname Thatcher getting more or less common?: More common. 9,240 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,752 in 2010, up 5.5%.