Place with reeds
A variant of the English surname Thackeray, it originally denoted someone who lived near a place where reeds grew or where roofs were thatched. It is derived from the Old Norse words 'thak' meaning thatch or reed and 'vray' meaning a corner or nook of land.
Less common today
Thackery isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #8,092 in 2021.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
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