About the Thatch Surname

Seen on a gravestone or a census line, Thatch usually leads back to Thatcher. At root, the name means “roof thatcher”.

• Before spelling was fixed, Thatcher was also written Thatch.
• Related forms: Thatchell.
• Thatch ranked 33,410 in the 2010 US Census, with 683 people answering to the name.
• Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists.

Thatch coat of arms

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Thatch, so the heraldry linked to Thatcher is a starting point, not an automatic right. Research your Thatch family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.