Meaning and Origin of: Thatcher

Thatcher is of Old English origin meaning "Roof fixer."

Boy name origins & meanings

  • Old English : Roof fixer

Boy name variations

Thacher
Thatch
Thaxter

Family name origins & meanings

  • English : occupational name for a thatcher, someone who covered roofs in straw, from an agent derivative of Middle English thach(en) ‘to thatch’ (Old English þæccan ‘to cover or roof’).

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