Thomson Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Thomson Name Meaning: The Scottish spelling of Thompson, from the ancient personal name 'Thomas' meaning twin

First found in Ayrshire, where they were seated as Lords of Kylne Kylle from circa 1150.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Thomson Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Thomson family

Profession Census Frequency
School 779
Private Means 183
Clerk 73
None 68
Student 50
General Servant (domestic) 48
Dressmaker 37
Labourer 35
Farmer 34
General Labourer 33
No Occupation 31
At Home 30
At School 30
Carpenter 28
House Keeper 25
House Painter 24
Nil 24
Commercial Traveller 23
Domestic Servant 23
Bank Clerk 22
Housekeeper 22
Joiner 22
Scholar 21
Soldier 20
Farm Labourer 19

Thomson Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Thomson 100% 53,262
2 Thomason 88% 14,425
3 Tomson 86% 3,693

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The surname Thomson is the most popular version of all its varients

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