Thompson Family History

Thompson Name Meaning

English: patronymic from the Middle English personal name T(h)om(me) (see Thom ) + -son ‘son of Tom’. Thomson is usually the Scottish form, that with the intrusive -p- being English. Both forms are common in Ireland. The surname Thompson is also very common among African Americans.

Americanized form of Danish, Norwegian, and North German Thomsen and of its Swedish cognate Thomsson. Compare Thomson .

Similar surnames:

Thompson,

Thom,

Thompsom,

Thomson,

Tompson,

Tomson

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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