Meaning & origin
What it means
Tompson goes back to a word meaning “son of Thomas.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In English usage, Tompson as a surname has a “son of” formation linked to Tom.
Tompson’s family of names
In English usage, Tompson as a surname has a “son of” formation linked to Tom. In English usage, Tompson as a surname has a related form in Thompson. In English usage, Tompson as a surname has a related form in Thomson.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 4
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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