Find out how popular the last name Threets is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Threets.

Threets, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Threets surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Threets in America

Threets is the 86645th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Threets surname appeared 215 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Threets.

We can also compare 2010 data for Threets to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Threets

The surname THREETS originated in England during the medieval period, most likely in the 13th or 14th century. It is believed to have derived from an Old English word "threth" or "threte," which meant "threat" or "to threaten." This suggests that the name may have been initially given as a descriptive nickname to someone with a fierce or intimidating demeanor.

One of the earliest documented references to the name THREETS can be found in the Subsidy Rolls of Yorkshire from 1297, where a person named Roger Thretes is listed as a taxpayer. This record provides evidence that the name was already in use by the late 13th century in the northern regions of England.

In the 15th century, the THREETS name appears in various historical documents, including the Court Rolls of the Manor of Wakefield in Yorkshire, where a Richard Thretes is mentioned as a landowner in the year 1427. This indicates that the family had established itself as part of the gentry class by this time.

During the Tudor period, the name THREETS can be found in the archives of the city of London. One notable figure was John Threets, a merchant and member of the Worshipful Company of Haberdashers, who was born in 1542 and served as the company's warden in 1591.

In the 17th century, the THREETS name appears in parish records across various counties in England, including Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, and Derbyshire. One prominent individual from this era was William Threets, a puritan minister born in 1625 in Nottinghamshire, who later emigrated to New England and became a prominent figure in the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

Another notable person with the THREETS surname was Sir Robert Threets, a wealthy landowner and parliamentarian from Derbyshire, who lived from 1638 to 1712. He was knighted by King William III and served as a member of parliament for the borough of Derby.

As the centuries progressed, the THREETS name continued to be found in various regions of England, with some members of the family achieving notable positions in society, such as clergymen, military officers, and members of the landed gentry.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Threets

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Threets.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Threets was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Threets has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Threets was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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