Thrash History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Thrash family
The surname Thrash was first found in Suffolk where the first record was Richard prescere in 1221. 1 The name is a derivative of the Old English words perscan, pryscan, meaning "to thresh," or occupationally a "thresher, " a grain thresher. 2 3 4
By 1319, Geoffrey le Thressher was listed in the Feet of Fines for Essex. 1 In Somerset, Robert le Thressher was listed there, 1 Edward III (during the first year of King Edward III's reign.) 5 And later, Ricardus Trescher was found in the Yorkshire Poll Tax Rolls of 1379. 6
Early History of the Thrash family
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Thrash Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Thrasher, Thresher, Trasher, Tresher, Treasure, Trescher and many more.
Early Notables of the Thrash family
Distinguished members of the family include
- the Thrasher family of Somerset
Thrash Ranking
In the United States, the name Thrash is the 4,277th most popular surname with an estimated 7,461 people with that name. 7
Thrash migration to the United States +
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Thrash Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
- Benjamin L. Thrash, aged 27, who immigrated to Long Beach, California, in 1924
Contemporary Notables of the name Thrash (post 1700) +
- Thomas Woodrow Thrash Jr. (b. 1951), United States federal judge
- William Gay Thrash (1916-2011), retired United States Marine Corps three-star general
- Dox Thrash (1893-1965), American artist
- James Thrash (b. 1975), American football wide receiver
Citations +
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- Arthur, William , An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. London: 1857. Print
- Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
- Smith, Eldson Coles, New Dictionary of American Family Names New York: Harper & Row, 1956. Print
- Dickinson, F.H., Kirby's Quest for Somerset of 16th of Edward the 3rd London: Harrison and Sons, Printers in Ordinary to Her Majesty, St, Martin's Lane, 1889. Print.
- Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/