Tomlinson Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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'.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Tomlinson Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Tomlinson family

Profession Census Frequency
Cotton Weaver 341
Living On Own Means 163
Farmer 150
General Labourer 115
General Servant Domestic 114
Scholar 110
Dress Maker 86
Coal Miner Hewer 69
Domestic Servant 49
Cook Domestic 48
Tailoress 48
Cotton Winder 47
Coal Miner C Hewer 45
Bricklayer 42
Charwoman 38
Dressmaker 35
School 34
Laundress Wash 33
Cotton C Weaver 33
House Keeper Domestic 32
Blacksmith 31
Butcher 28
House Painter 28
Railway Clerk 27
Cotton Spinner 26

Tomlinson Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Tomlinson 100% 94,234
2 Timlinson 89% 113
3 Tamlinson 89% 109

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

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