Thresher: Last Name Origin and Family Crest

Ask a genealogist about Thresher and the first name they will mention is Thrasher. The family name meaning is “Thresher of grain”, the same as for Thrasher. Spelled with “e” instead of “a”, Thresher shows how the same name was heard and written differently. Other spellings include Thrusher.

909 Americans were listed as Thresher in the 2010 census. That puts it inside the top 50,000 US surnames.

There is no single Thresher family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were. Get the complete Thresher report, with a museum-style coat of arms.