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Early Origins of the Threatt family

The surname Threatt was first found in Surrey where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the 12th century when they held estates in that county.

Early History of the Threatt family

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Threatt Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Tredgold, Threadgold, Threadgould, Threadkell, Threadgill, Thridgold, Thridgould, Treadgold, Threadkill, Threadgill, Tredgill, Treadkill, Tredkill, Thridgould, Tregold, Dredgold and many more.

Early Notables of the Threatt family

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Threatt Ranking

In the United States, the name Threatt is the 9,271st most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Migration of the Threatt family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: the name represented in many forms and recorded from the mid 17th century in the great migration from Europe. Migrants settled in the eastern seaboard from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands..


Contemporary Notables of the name Threatt (post 1700) +

  • Jay L. Threatt (b. 1989), American basketball player
  • Sedale Eugene Threatt (b. 1961), American NBA basketball player who played from 1983 to 2002


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/


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