Given name & surname
Thomason
“twin”
Thomason is a variant of Thomas. The original Aramaic byname means “twin.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Thomason is a variant of Thomas. The original Aramaic byname means “twin.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Thomason is a variant of Thomas. Thomas developed from an Aramaic byname and reached wider use through its Greek biblical form.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Thomason as a surname has a “son of” formation linked to Thomas. Thomason is a variant of Thomas. The shared background comes through Thomas: The apostle is called Thomas and also Didymus in the New Testament. Didymus reflects the Greek word for “twin,” matching the meaning of the Aramaic byname behind Thomas.
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The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1999. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Thomason is a variant of Thomas. The history of Thomas gives this family its wider story. Thomas was the name of one of Jesus’s twelve apostles, remembered in Christian tradition for his doubts and later reassurance. That story helped establish the name across Christian naming traditions.
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Thomason through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 12
- 12 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2017
- 7 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 boys is 7 in 2017. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 19,320 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Thomason’s family of names
In English usage, Thomason as a surname has a “son of” formation linked to Thomas. In English usage, Thomason as a surname has a related form in Thompson. Thomason has a related form in Thomas.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Thomason has relatives in 15 languages.
29 related names in 15 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 23
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 6
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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