Thaxter Family History
Thaxter Name Meaning
English (Norfolk and Cambridgeshire): occupational name from Middle English thakester(e) thaxter(e) ‘thatcher’ (Old English thæcestre). The word originally denoted a female thatcher but came to be used by thatchers of both sexes. Compare Thacker .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022