Thompson (surname)
| Pronunciation | /ˈtɒmpsən/ TOMP-sən |
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| Origin | |
| Meaning | Son of Thom, Son of Thomas, Son of Tom |
| Region of origin | Scotland and England |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Di Tommaso, Thom, Thomas, Thomason, Thomassen, Thomasson, Thomson, Tom, Tomadze, Tomašević, Tomashov, Tomashvili, Tomaszewicz, Tomescu, Tommasi, Tumasian, Tumasyan, MacTavish, McTavish, Tavish |
Thompson is a surname of English, Irish and Scottish origin which is a variant of Thomson, meaning 'son of Thom'. Thom(p)son is also the English translation of MacTavish, which is the Anglicised version of the Gaelic name MacTamhais.
An alternative origin may be geographical, arising from the parish of Thompson in Norfolk. During the Plantation period, settlers carried the name to Ireland.
According to the 2010 United States Census, Thompson was the 23rd most frequently reported surname, accounting for 0.23% of the population.