Thatcher

English occupational name

"roof thatcher"

Thatcher Origin and Meaning

The name Thatcher is a boy's name of English origin meaning "roof thatcher".

Thatcher is an open and friendly freckle-faced surname, fresher sounding than Tyler or Taylor, that dates back to the days of thatched-roof cottages. It is catching on with modern parents—it reached the US Top 1000 for the first time in 2013.

Britberries in particular may have strong associations to Prime Minister Margaret, but the surname has other notable bearers as well, such as Becky Thatcher, the object of Tom's affections in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Thatcher Grey is the protagonist's father on Grey's Anatomy, and a young Heath Ledger played William Thatcher in 2001's A Knight's Tale.

TV celebrity chef Cat Cora has a son named Thatcher Julius.

Thatcher Rank in US Top 1000

# 996 in the US

Thatcher Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 567 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Thatcher

• 996 US 2023
• 567 Nameberry 2025
• 576 Future 2028

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Famous People Named Thatcher

• Thatcher Keats American photographer
• Thatcher Szalay American football player
• Thatcher Joe Youtube account for Joe Sugg
• Thatcher Julius Cora (b. 2009) son of TV chef Cat Cora
• Thatcher Bray Brunt (b. 2013) son of TV journalist Megyn Kelly & Doug Brunt
• Margaret Thatcher 1st Female Prime Minister of the UK

The name Thatcher in Pop Culture

• Thatcher Grey Meredith Grey's father on TV's "Grey's Anatomy"
• Sir William Thatcher main character in the movie A Knight's Tale
• Elizabeth Thatcher character from TV series "When Calls the Heart"