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Type Surname (from occupation)
Usage English
Pronounced Pron. THACH-ər

Meaning & History

Referred to a person who thatched roofs by attaching straw to them, derived from Old English þæc meaning "thatch, roof". A famous bearer was the British prime minister Margaret Thatcher (1925-2013).