Given name & surname
Tamson
“son of Thomas”
Tamson is used as a given name and a surname. One English interpretation is “son of Thomas.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “son of Thomas.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1958. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Tamson through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 15
- 0 boys · 15 girls
- Most popular year
- 1958
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1962. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 132 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Tamson’s family of names
Tamson has a related form in Tamsen. Tamson has a related form in Tamsin. Tamson has a related form in Tamsyn.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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