Thomson (surname)
| Origin | |
|---|---|
| Meaning | "son of Thom", "son of Thomas", "little Thomas" (French) |
| Other names | |
| Related names | 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, 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)
- 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
- Frederick Clifton Thomson (1890–1928), American silent film cowboy actor
- George Thomson (musician) (1757–1821), Scottish music collector
- 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.
- Tom Thomson (1877–1917), Canadian artist
- 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
- 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
- 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
- William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin (1822–1873), British physicist
Sports
- Billy Thomson, Scottish football goalkeeper
- Bob Thomson, English footballer
- Bobby Thomson (1923–2010), Scottish-born American baseball player
- Brandon Thomson, South African rugby union player
- Craig Thomson (footballer, born 1991), Scottish footballer
- Craig Thomson (referee), Scottish football referee
- Darran Thomson, Scottish footballer
- Des Thomson (born 1942), New Zealand cyclist
- Fergus Thomson, a Scottish rugby player
- J. M. Archer Thomson (1863–1913), British rock-climber and mountaineer
- Jason Thomson, Scottish footballer
- Jeff Thomson (born 1950), Australian cricketer
- 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 (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
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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