The English surname Thacker is an occupational name for a thatcher, from the northern Middle English term thack meaning “thatch.” The name dates to the 13th Century when William le Thekere is recorded in 1273 in the Hundred Rolls for Norfolk. The name is first recorded in the New World in 1642 when Hen Thacker arrived in Virginia from England. Today there are approximately 21,000 bearers of the name Thacker living in the US.  

 

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