Tom Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Tom Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Tom family

Profession Census Frequency
Farmer 8
Living On Own Means 4
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 4
Draper Assistant 3
General Servant Domestic 3
Assistant Farmer 3
Domestic Servant 2
Asylum Sick Nurse 2
Blacksmith 2
Seaman 2
Dress Maker 2
Housemaid Domestic 2
Pupil 2
Coal Miner C Hewer 2
Coal Worker C Below Ground 2
Colliery Weighman 1
Colliery Yardman Above 1
Compositor Letter Press Printer 1
Cylinder Tenter 1
Machinist 1
Railway Platelayer 1
Sexton St Peters Church 1
Upholsterer 1
Workhouse Porter 1
Foreman Railway Shunter 1

Tom Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Thom 75% 3,406
2 Tame 50% 3,158
3 Tom 100% 2,347
4 Tim 67% 175
5 Tome 75% 171
6 Team 50% 155
7 Toom 75% 145
8 Time 50% 103

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The surname Tom is the 3rd most popular variant of Thom.

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