Tomlinson Name Meaning: This is a patronymic from the personal name 'Tomlin',from the pet form of 'Tom'.
The origination of the name is from the Roman Aramaic byname 'Tomas',meaning the 'the twin'.
Discover how your Tomlinson ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 1 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 1 |
| Channel Islands | 2 |
| Cheshire | 513 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 134 |
| Derbyshire | 788 |
| Devon | 42 |
| Dorset | 2 |
| Durham | 102 |
| Essex | 16 |
| Gloucestershire | 13 |
| Hampshire | 24 |
| Herefordshire | 1 |
| Hertfordshire | 4 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 5 |
| Isle of Man | 2 |
| Kent | 16 |
| Lancashire | 2,517 |
| Leicestershire | 204 |
| Lincolnshire | 382 |
| London | 273 |
| Middlesex | 38 |
| Northumberland | 13 |
| Norfolk | 32 |
| Northamptonshire | 66 |
| Nottinghamshire | 708 |
| Oxfordshire | 3 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 5 |
| Shropshire | 148 |
| Suffolk | 1 |
| Somerset | 8 |
| Surrey | 38 |
| Sussex | 14 |
| Staffordshire | 733 |
| Warwickshire | 157 |
| Westmorland | 75 |
| Wiltshire | 6 |
| Worcestershire | 90 |
| Yorkshire | 1,675 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 7 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 2 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 17 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 5 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 1 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 1,487 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 231 |
| Cotton Weaver | 168 |
| Coal Miner | 101 |
| House Servant | 92 |
| Labourer | 92 |
| House Keeper | 83 |
| Dress Maker | 82 |
| Carter | 66 |
| Servant | 49 |
| General Servant | 48 |
| Wife Of Above | 46 |
| Tailor | 34 |
| Joiner | 34 |
| Stone Mason | 34 |
| Laundress | 33 |
| Blacksmith | 31 |
| Farm Servant | 31 |
| Cotton Winder | 29 |
| Domestic Servant | 28 |
| Farmer's Son | 28 |
| Farmer's Wife | 28 |
| Cotton Power Loom Weaver | 27 |
| Cotton Spinner | 26 |
| Shoe Maker | 25 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| John Tomlinson | 6,734 |
| Mary Tomlinson | 6,726 |
| William Tomlinson | 6,159 |
| Elizabeth Tomlinson | 3,943 |
| Sarah Tomlinson | 3,522 |
| Thomas Tomlinson | 3,403 |
| George Tomlinson | 3,374 |
| James Tomlinson | 3,200 |
| Ann Tomlinson | 2,480 |
| Joseph Tomlinson | 2,191 |
| Jane Tomlinson | 1,916 |
| Alice Tomlinson | 1,586 |
| Henry Tomlinson | 1,518 |
| Charles Tomlinson | 1,445 |
| Ellen Tomlinson | 1,440 |
| Hannah Tomlinson | 1,433 |
| Annie Tomlinson | 1,392 |
| Robert Tomlinson | 1,356 |
| Margaret Tomlinson | 1,273 |
| Richard Tomlinson | 1,207 |
| Samuel Tomlinson | 1,115 |
| Emma Tomlinson | 1,062 |
| Eliza Tomlinson | 986 |
| Edward Tomlinson | 936 |
| Arthur Tomlinson | 886 |