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 | 14 |
| Berkshire | 23 |
| Cambridgeshire | 16 |
| Channel Islands | 2 |
| Cheshire | 959 |
| Cornwall | 8 |
| Cumberland | 139 |
| Derbyshire | 921 |
| Devon | 71 |
| Dorset | 6 |
| Durham | 237 |
| Essex | 78 |
| Gloucestershire | 24 |
| Hampshire | 31 |
| Herefordshire | 5 |
| Hertfordshire | 5 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 17 |
| Isle of Man | 8 |
| Kent | 74 |
| Lancashire | 3,544 |
| Leicestershire | 211 |
| Lincolnshire | 391 |
| London | 630 |
| Middlesex | 160 |
| Northumberland | 50 |
| Norfolk | 11 |
| Northamptonshire | 74 |
| Nottinghamshire | 1,121 |
| Oxfordshire | 1 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 17 |
| Shropshire | 140 |
| Suffolk | 4 |
| Somerset | 9 |
| Surrey | 71 |
| Sussex | 32 |
| Staffordshire | 888 |
| Warwickshire | 208 |
| Westmorland | 55 |
| Wiltshire | 15 |
| Worcestershire | 175 |
| Yorkshire | 2,495 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 1 |
| Carnarvonshire | 1 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 24 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 31 |
| Merionethshire | 1 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 10 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 2,199 |
| Cotton Weaver | 303 |
| Coal Miner | 221 |
| General Labourer | 141 |
| Farmer | 124 |
| Dress Maker | 117 |
| Domestic Servant | 105 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 94 |
| Living On Her Own Means | 85 |
| Labourer | 83 |
| Living On Own Means | 78 |
| General Servant Domestic | 66 |
| General Servant | 56 |
| House Keeper | 50 |
| Blacksmith | 48 |
| Farm Labourer | 47 |
| Farm Servant | 47 |
| Joiner | 47 |
| Clerk | 45 |
| Grocer | 43 |
| Cotton Winder | 39 |
| Gardener | 37 |
| Butcher | 36 |
| Cotton Spinner | 35 |
| Laundress | 35 |
| 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 |