Thomson (surname)
| 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
- 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
- Susan Thomson (1962–) Canadian human rights lawyer and professor of peace and conflict studies
- 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 (1929-2020), American 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
See also
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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