Thomson (surname)

Thomson
Origin
Meaning	"son of Thom", "son of Thomas", "little Thomas" (French)
Other names
Variant form(s)	Thompson, Thomason, Tompson, MacTavish, MacTamhais

Thomson is a Scottish patronymic surname meaning "son of Thom, Thomp, Thompkin, or other diminutive of Thomas", itself derived from the Aramaic תום or Tôm, meaning "twin". The Welsh surname is documented in Cheshire records before and after the 1066 Norman Conquest. Variations include Thomason, Thomasson, Thomerson, Thomoson, and others. The French surname Thomson is first documented in Burgundy and is the shortened form for Thom[as]son, Thom[es]son. Variations include Thomassin, Thomason, Thomsson, Thomesson, Thomeson, and others. Thomson is uncommon as a given name.[1][2][3]

List of persons with the surname

Disambiguation of common given names with this surname

Adam Thomson (disambiguation)
Andrew Thomson (disambiguation)
David Thomson (disambiguation)
Edward Thomson (disambiguation)
Ian Thomson (disambiguation)
James Thomson (disambiguation)
John Thomson (disambiguation)
Richard Thomson (disambiguation)
William Thomson (disambiguation)

Arts and letters

Alexander Thomson (1817–1875), Scottish architect
Alexander Thomson (writer) (1889–1966)
Beverly Thomson (born 1966), Canadian journalist
Charles Thomson (artist) (born 1953), British artist, painter and poet
Cyndi Thomson, American country music singer
Edward William Thomson (writer) (1849-1924), Canadian journalist and writer
Frederick Clifton Thomson (1890–1928), American silent film cowboy actor
George Thomson (musician) (1757–1821), Scottish music collector
Hugh Thomson (1860-1920), Irish illustrator
Hugh Thomson (writer), English travel writer
Kenneth Thomson (actor) (1899 – 1967), American character actor
Margaret Thomson (1910 - 2005), Australian-New Zealand filmmaker
Riley Thomson (1912–1960), American animator and comics artist
Robert James Thomson, Australian journalist
Roy Thomson, 1st Baron Thomson of Fleet (1894–1976), Canadian newspaper and media entrepreneur
Rosemary Thomson, Canadian conductor
Rupert Thomson (b 1955), English author
Sebastian Thomson, drummer and musician
Tom Thomson (1877–1917), Canadian artist
Valentine Thomson (1881-1944) French writer, philanthropist and women's rights activist
Virgil Thomson (1896–1989), American composer

Politics, law, and government

Charles Thomson, secretary of the Continental Congress
Charles Poulett Thomson, 1st Baron Sydenham (1799–1841), first Governor of the united Province of Canada
Craig Thomson (politician), Australian politician
Edwin Keith Thomson (1919–1960), member of the U.S. House of Representatives
Edward William Thomson (1794–1865), member of the 13th Parliament of Upper Canada
Gaston Thomson (1848–1932), French politician
Kelvin Thomson, Australian politician
Lodewijk Thomson (1869–1914), Dutch soldier and politician
Meldrim Thomson, Jr., New Hampshire governor
Michelle Thomson, Scottish National Party politician and member of Parliament
Michael Thomson (judge), Manitoba judge
Roy Hendry Thomson (1932 – 2009), businessman, public servant and political activist
Thyra Thomson (1916–2013), Secretary of State of Wyoming
Vernon Wallace Thomson (1905–1988), American politician

Sciences and medicine

Arthur Landsborough Thomson (1890–1977), Scottish ornithologist
Carl Gustaf Thomson (1824–1899), Swedish entomologist.
Charles Wyville Thomson (1830–1882), professor of zoology and chief scientist on the Challenger expedition
Donald Thomson (1901–1970), Australian anthropologist and ornithologist
Elihu Thomson (1853–1937), English engineer, founder of what became the French firm Thomson SA
G. Thomson (1760-1806), English geologist who worked in Italy and discovered the Widmanstätten figures
George Paget Thomson (1892–1975), English physicist who worked on the wave nature of the electron
J. J. Thomson (Sir Joseph John Thomson, 1856–1940), English physicist who discovered the electron
Joseph Thomson (explorer) (1858–1895), a Scottish geologist
Reginald H. Thomson (1856–1949), Seattle civil engineer
Robert Thomson (inventor) (1822–1873), Scottish inventor
Thomas Thomson jr. (1817–1878), Scottish botanist
Thomas Thomson sr. (1773–1852), Scottish chemist
William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin (1824–1907), British physicist

Sports

Akiko Thomson (born 1974), Filipina television host, journalist and retired swimmer
Billy Thomson, Scottish football goalkeeper
Billy Thomson (Scottish footballer), Scottish football winger
Bob Thomson, English footballer
Bobby Thomson (1923–2010), Scottish-born American baseball player
Brandon Thomson, South African rugby union player
Brent Thomson (born 1958), New Zealand jockey
Cammy Thomson (1948–1996), Scottish footballer
Craig Thomson, Scottish footballer
Craig Thomson, Scottish football referee
Darran Thomson, Scottish footballer
Des Thomson (born 1942), New Zealand cyclist
Edmund Thomson (1874–1914), English cricketer
Fergus Thomson, a Scottish rugby player
Florence Frankland Thomson (1885-1939), Scottish chess player
Gary Thomson, Irish cyclist
Ian Thomson (cricketer) (born 1929), English cricketer
J. M. Archer Thomson (1863–1913), British rock-climber and mountaineer
Jason Thomson, Scottish footballer
Jeff Thomson (born 1950), Australian cricketer
Kathryn Thomson (born 1996), British short track skater
Keith Thomson, New Zealand cricketer
Ken Thomson (footballer), Scottish footballer
Kenny Thomson (born 1951), Scottish footballer
Kevin Thomson, Scottish footballer
Lawrie Thomson, Scottish footballer
Matthew Thomson, small-bore rifle champion
Peter Thomson, Australian professional golfer
Robert Thomson (1875-1954), Scottish professional golfer

Other

Edward Thomson, bishop in the Methodist Episcopal Church
Iain Donald Thomson, American philosopher
Judith Jarvis Thomson, moral philosopher
Kenneth Thomson, 2nd Baron Thomson of Fleet (1923–2006)
Mowbray Thomson (1832–1917), British Army officer and author
Douglas Thomson White aka Doogie White (born 1960), Scottish rock singer (Rainbow, La Paz, Midnight Blue, Cornerstone, Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force, Demon's Eye, Michael Schenker's Temple Of Rock...)

In fiction

Thomson, one of two identical detectives in the Adventures of Tintin series by Hergé

References

Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, Oxford Dictionary of First Names, Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1, p.260.
"Surname: Thomson". surnamedb.com. Retrieved 2008-01-09.
"THOMPSON - Name Meaning & Origin". genealogy.about.com. Retrieved 2008-01-09.

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[Oxford-1] Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, Oxford Dictionary of First Names, Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1, p.260.

[2] "Surname: Thomson". surnamedb.com. Retrieved 2008-01-09.

[3] "THOMPSON - Name Meaning & Origin". genealogy.about.com. Retrieved 2008-01-09.