Thomason (surname)

Thomason is a patronymic surname meaning "son of Thomas" or a misspelling of the French surname Thomasson, Thomesson "little Thomas". There are varied spellings. Notable people with the surname include:

• Art Thomason (1889–1944), American baseball player
• Bob Thomason, basketball coach at the University of the Pacific.
• Bobby Thomason (born 1928), American football player
• Sergeant Clyde A. Thomason (1914–1942), United States Marine and Medal of Honor awardee
• Dustin Thomason, American writer
• George Thomason (died 1666), English book collector
• Harry Thomason (born 1940), American film and television producer
• James Thomason (1804–1853), British Lieutenant-Governor of the North-Western Provinces in India
• Jasin Thomason (born 1976), guitarist for American rock band The Ataris
• Jeff Thomason (born 1969), American football tight end
• Jim Thomason (1920–2007), American football halfback
• John Thomason (1893–1944), United States Marine and author
• Marsha Thomason (born 1976), English actress
• R. Ewing Thomason (1879–1973), American politician and Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives
• Robert Wayne Thomason (1952–1995), American mathematician
• Roy Thomason (born 1944), British Conservative Party politician
• Sarah Thomason, American linguist
• Trent Thomason (born 1972), Christian keyboardist and songwriter
• Theresa Thomason, American gospel singer
• Yeoville Thomason (1826–1901), Birmingham architect
• Linda Bloodworth-Thomason (born 1947), American writer and television producer
• Lorene Thomason Coates, Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly
• Sir Wilfred Thomason Grenfell (1865–1940), medical missionary to Newfoundland and Labrador