Thomson (surname)
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| Meaning | "son of Thom", "son of Thomas", "little Thomas" (French) |
| Related names | Thompson, Thomason, Tompson, MacTavish, MacTamhais |
Thomson is an English and Scottish patronymic surname meaning "son of Thom, Thomp, Thompkin, or other diminutive of Thomas", itself derived from the Aramaic תום or Tôm, meaning "twin". The Welsh surname is documented in Cheshire records before and after the 1066 Norman Conquest. Variations include Thomason, Thomasson, Thomerson, Thomoson, and others. The French surname Thomson is first documented in Bourgogne and is the shortened form for Thom[as]son, Thom[es]son. Variations include Thomassin, Thomason, Thomesson, Thomeson, and others. Thomson is uncommon as a given name.[1][2][3]
List of persons with the surname
- Adam Thomson (disambiguation)
- Alexander Thomson (1817–1875), Scottish architect
- Andrew Thomson (disambiguation)
- Beverly Thomson (born 1966), Canadian journalist
- Bob Thomson, English footballer
- Bobby Thomson (1923–2010), Scottish-born American baseball player
- Carl Gustaf Thomson (1824–1899), Swedish entomologist.
- Charles Thomson, secretary of the Continental Congress
- Charles Poulett Thomson, 1st Baron Sydenham (1799–1841), the first Governor of the united Province of Canada
- Charles Wyville Thomson (1830–1882), professor of zoology and chief scientist on the Challenger expedition
- Charles Thomson (artist) (born 1953), British artist, painter and poet
- Craig Thomson (politician), Australian politician
- Craig Thomson (footballer), Scottish footballer
- Craig Thomson (referee), Scottish football referee
- Cyndi Thomson, an American country music singer from the early 2000s
- Darran Thomson, Scottish footballer
- David Thomson (disambiguation)
- Des Thomson (born 1942), New Zealand cyclist
- Donald Thomson (1901–1970), Australian anthropologist and ornithologist
- Edward Thomson, a Bishop in the Methodist Episcopal Church
- Edward Thomson (disambiguation)
- Edwin Keith Thomson (1919–1960), member of the United States House of Representatives from Wyoming
- Elihu Thomson (1853–1937), English engineer, founder of what became the French firm Thomson SA
- Fergus Thomson, a Scottish rugby union player who plays hooker for Glasgow Warriors and Scotland
- Frederick Clifton Thomson, (1890–1928), American silent film cowboy actor
- George Thomson (musician) (1757–1821), Scottish music collector and a friend of Robert Burns
- George Paget Thomson (1892–1975), English physicist who worked on the wave nature of the electron
- Hollie Thomson, Scottish footballer
- Iain Donald Thomson, American philosopher
- Iain Thomson (footballer)
- Ian Thomson (disambiguation) (various)
- J. J. Thomson (Sir Joseph John Thomson, 1856–1940), English physicist who discovered the electron
- J. M. Archer Thomson (1863–1913), British rock-climber and mountaineer
- James Thomson (disambiguation), several people
- James Thomson (poet) (1700–1748), poet of the eighteenth century, author of The Seasons
- James Thomson (B.V.) (1834–1882), poet of the nineteenth century, author of The City of Dreadful Night
- James Thomson (cell biologist), stem cell researcher
- James Thomson (engineer), brother of William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin
- James Thomson (Pittsburgh mayor), 19th century political figure
- Jeff Thomson (born 1950), Australian cricketer
- John Thomson (disambiguation), several people
- John Edgar Thomson (1808–1874), American civil engineer, railroad executive and industrialist
- John Thomson (comedian) (born 1969), a British actor and impressionist
- John Thomson (pitcher) (born 1973), American baseball player
- John Thomson (footballer) (1909–1931), former Celtic F.C. footballer
- John Thomson (Ohio politician) (1780–1852), US Congressman from Ohio
- John Thomson (photographer), a nineteenth-century Scottish photographer
- John Thomson (RAF), one of the senior officers of the Royal Air Force
- Rev. John Thomson (minister), minister in Sutherland, Scotland, who was responsible for recording the works of the poet Rob Donn
- John Renshaw Thomson (1800–1862), US Senator from New Jersey
- Joseph Thomson (explorer) (1858–1895), a Scottish geologist
- Judith Jarvis Thomson, moral philosopher
- Kelvin Thomson, Australian politician
- Kevin Thomson, Scottish footballer (Hibernian, Rangers, Middlesbrough, Scotland)
- Kenneth Thomson, 2nd Baron Thomson of Fleet (1923–2006)
- Lawrie Thomson, Scottish footballer (Partick Thistle, Carlisle, St. Johnstone, Alloa)
- Lodewijk Thomson (1869–1914), Dutch soldier and politician
- Matthew Thomson, smallbore rifle champion
- Meldrim Thomson, Jr., former New Hampshire governor
- Michael Thomson (judge), Manitoba judge
- Peter Thomson (golfer)
- Reginald H. Thomson (1856–1949), Seattle civil engineer
- Riley Thomson (1912–1960), American animator and comics artist
- Robert Thomson (inventor) (1822–1873), Scottish inventor
- Robert James Thomson, Australian journalist
- Roy Thomson, 1st Baron Thomson of Fleet (1894–1976), Canadian newspaper and media entrepreneur, linked to The Thomson Corporation
- Rosemary Thomson, Canadian conductor
- Roy Hendry Thomson, an eminent Aberdonian
- Susan Michelle Thomson, Assistant Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies, Colgate University, noted scholar of Rwanda since the 1994 genocide.
- Thyra Thomson, (1916–2013) Secretary of State of Wyoming, 1963-1987, wife of Edwin Keith Thomson
- Timothy Emmanuel Thomson (born 1991), New Zealand Professional Wrestler
- Tom Thomson (1877–1917), Canadian artist
- Vernon Wallace Thomson (1905–1988), American politician
- Virgil Thomson (1896–1989), American composer
- William Thomson (disambiguation), several people
- William Thomson (archbishop) (1819–1890), former Archbishop of York
- William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin (1824–1907), Irish physicist
- Sir William Thomson (Solicitor General), Solicitor General for England and Wales 1717–1720
- William Thomson (musicologist), Scottish folk song collector
- W. Thompson (songwriter), a 19th-century songwriter, author of "The Stars O' Hartlepool"
- William McClure Thomson, American missionary to Lebanon, 1806-1894
In fiction
References
- ↑ Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, Oxford Dictionary of First Names, Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1, p.260.
- ↑ "Surname: Thomson". surnamedb.com. Retrieved 2008-01-09.
- ↑ "THOMPSON - Name Meaning & Origin". genealogy.about.com. Retrieved 2008-01-09.
See also
- Thomson (taxonomic authority)
- Thompson (surname)
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