Last Name THAYER

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Meaning The son of Theodoric, from the popular nickname Thierry or Thierre. Thayer is a fairly modern English modification of the surname.
Origin English, French, Chilean, Belgian

Rank 2,014 (2000 US census) 1,792 (1990 US census)
Count 16,496 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 94.62%, or 15609 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 0.85%, or 140 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.57%, or 94 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 1.31%, or 216 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.29%, or 213 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.36%, or 224 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


English surnames

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Scottish surnames

Scottish last names divide themselves into two classes: Highland and Lowland.
In very few instances the names were considered before the eleventh century. They became significantly better known only since the thirteen century.
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