Last name: THOMSON
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Last name frequency
THOMSON : This last name is indexed 721,986 times on Geneanet!Origin of last name
THOMSON : 1: Scottish English and northern Irish: variant of Thompson.2: Scottish: sometimes an Anglicized form of Gaelic McThomas; see McTavish McComish.3: Americanized form of Danish Norwegian and North German Thomsen. Compare Thompson.4: Americanized form (and a rare Swedish variant) of Swedish Thomsson a cognate of 3 above.
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Most popular first names
- John (58,830)
- James (44,829)
- William (44,088)
- Margaret (25,359)
- Robert (21,902)
- Mary (20,693)
- Thomas (19,752)
- Alexander (17,589)
- George (16,509)
- Janet (16,142)
- Elizabeth (15,438)
- David (12,899)
- M. (11,839)
- Agnes (10,955)
- Andrew (9,975)
- Jean (9,828)
- Ann (8,337)
- Jane (8,142)
- Helen (7,944)
- Charles (7,072)
- Peter (6,520)
- Isabella (4,799)
- Joseph (4,258)
- Mr (4,221)
- Christian (4,041)
- Catherine (3,793)
- Sarah (3,681)
- Henry (3,465)
- Elisabeth (3,457)
- Marion (3,349)
- Samuel (3,302)
- Anne (3,143)
- Archibald (2,854)
- Edward (2,849)
- Mr. (2,828)
- Richard (2,816)
- Hugh (2,795)
- Adam (2,526)
- Gaston (2,479)
- Isabel (2,448)
- Walter (2,222)
- Isobel (2,191)
- Edgar (2,130)
- Barbara (2,023)
- Jessie (1,796)
- Martha (1,694)
- Arthur (1,656)
- Christina (1,598)
- Donald (1,535)
- Catharine (1,534)
- Mary Ann (1,458)
- Francis (1,413)
- Patrick (1,331)
- Daniel (1,305)
- Anna (1,233)
- Fred (1,160)
- Alexr. (1,150)
- Jannet (1,148)
- Frank (1,135)
- Hannah (1,132)
Most indexed places
- Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian (9,198)
- Saint Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian (8,272)
- Wemyss (7,417)
- South Leith, Midlothian (4,856)
- Dunfermline (4,456)
- Dundee,angus (4,192)
- Otago (4,170)
- Glasgow, Lanarkshire (3,954)
- Scotland (3,841)
- New (3,773)
- Paris (3,228)
- Glasgow (2,895)
- Edinburgh Parish,edinburgh,midlothian (2,809)
- London (2,771)
- Edinburgh Parish,Edinburgh,Midlothian (2,614)
- Dunedin (2,340)
- Edinburgh (2,297)
- Canongate, Edinburgh, Midlothian (2,251)
- Barony,lanark (2,237)
- Dysart (2,210)
- Auckland (2,188)
- Glasgow, Lanark (2,088)
- Wellington (2,084)
- Inveresk With Musselburgh, Midlothian (2,054)
- New Monkland, Lanark (1,934)
- Perth,perth (1,896)
- Bo'ness, West Lothian (1,886)
- Falkirk, Stirling (1,852)
- Saint Nicholas,aberdeen,aberdeen (1,823)
- Linlithgow, West Lothian (1,822)
- Saint Cuthberts,Edinburgh,Midlothian (1,763)
- Markinch (1,643)
- Glasgow,lanark (1,603)
- St Andrews And St Leonards (1,565)
- Kilmarnock, Ayr (1,526)
- Dalkeith, Midlothian (1,480)
- Ruokolahti, Viipuri (1,461)
- Philadelphia (1,451)
- Canterbury (1,423)
- Kilmarnock,ayr (1,407)
- Govan,lanark (1,331)
- North Leith, Midlothian (1,305)
- Cupar (1,294)
- West Or Old Parish, Greenock, Renfrew (1,280)
- Aberdeen (1,276)
- Lasswade, Midlothian (1,270)
- Old Monkland, Lanark (1,259)
- Thomson (1,252)
- Haddington, East Lothian (1,251)
- High Church,glasgow,lanark (1,236)
- Edinburgh, Midlothian (1,217)
- Montrose,angus (1,216)
- Glasgow,Lanark (1,208)
- Dumfries, Dumfries (1,186)
- Edinburgh,midlothian (1,184)
- Kelso, Roxburgh (1,169)
- Gorbals,lanark (1,166)
- Bridgeton,glasgow,lanark (1,161)
- Stirling, Stirling (1,153)
- Hutchesontown,glasgow,lanark (1,149)
Most indexed countries
- United Kingdom (498,244)
- United States (64,305)
- New Zealand (35,027)
- Australia (25,292)
- France (17,185)
- Finland (12,958)
- Canada (9,766)
- Ireland (8,410)
- Netherlands (5,138)
- Belgium (5,073)
- Unknown country (4,173)
- Algeria (3,099)
- Sweden (2,390)
- Réunion (1,904)
- Denmark (1,685)
- Latvia (1,666)
- Estonia (1,230)
- Germany (1,004)
Available collections for this name
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(100,490) - Books
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(4,039) - Magazines
(2,420) - Obituaries
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(618) - Memorials
(304) - Coats of Arms
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