Can anyone tell me the meaning of my surname?

Question

"Thater"

I know it's German, but that's all I know.

Answer 1

It's been used for Teator:

http://www.dteator.com/genealogy/spellin...

Däther/Doher/Dieder/Thater

http://www.pictonpress.com/store/show/77...

It definitely appears in a lot of Palatine/Prussian/German sites

http://noblechild.com/zeitz.html

Johann Thater: Lehnberg, county of Giglingen, Wurtemberg

http://rikers.org/riker.htm

Answer 2

"Thater"

has 5 variant forms:Thatcher, Thacher, Thatch,Theater and Thaxter.