Thom is used as a family name or surname in Germany, England. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Thom
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Germany, England
Meaning:

The surname Thom is form of the Tom. The 'nurse-name' of Thomas.

Surname is a variation of the Thoms. See Thomas - The Christian name. Though not used here prior to the Norman Conquest, this has become one of the commonest of baptismal appellatives and surnames. It has also been a most abundant source of derivatives and nicknames, represented in our family nomenclature by Thomason, Thomerson, Thomson, Thompson, Tompson, Thom, Thoms, Toms, Thomaset, Thomsett, Tomset, Tompsett, Tomkin, Tompkins, Tomkinson, Thompkisson, Thomlin, Tomlin, Tomlins, Thomlinson, Tomlinson. In the North, A commonly replaces O, and hence Thampsett, Tampsett, Tamlyn, Tamplin, and probably Taplin. Some of the Welsh families of Thomas are of antiquity, though the surname is, in all cases, of comparatively recent assumption: e.g.: THOMAS of Gellywernen, county of Carmarthen, descends from Sir Hugh Treherne, one of the Welsh knights who accompanied the Black Prince to the battle of Poictiers: some members of this family have recently exchanged the name for Treherne. THOMAS of Llwyn Madoc, county of Brecknock, traces his pedigree up to that prolific source of noble and gentle blood, Elystan Glodrydd, Prince of Fferllys; and THOMAS of Welfield, county of Radnor, springs from the same princely origin.

See Thomas - The Christian name. Though not used here prior to the Norman Conquest, this has become one of the commonest of baptismal appellatives and surnames. It has also been a most abundant source of derivatives and nicknames, represented in our family nomenclature by Thomason, Thomerson, Thomson, Thompson, Tompson, Thom, Thoms, Toms, Thomaset, Thomsett, Tomset, Tompsett, Tomkin, Tompkins, Tomkinson, Thompkisson, Thomlin, Tomlin, Tomlins, Thomlinson, Tomlinson. In the North, A commonly replaces O, and hence Thampsett, Tampsett, Tamlyn, Tamplin, and probably Taplin. Some of the Welsh families of Thomas are of antiquity, though the surname is, in all cases, of comparatively recent assumption: e.g.: THOMAS of Gellywernen, county of Carmarthen, descends from Sir Hugh Treherne, one of the Welsh knights who accompanied the Black Prince to the battle of Poictiers: some members of this family have recently exchanged the name for Treherne. THOMAS of Llwyn Madoc, county of Brecknock, traces his pedigree up to that prolific source of noble and gentle blood, Elystan Glodrydd, Prince of Fferllys; and THOMAS of Welfield, county of Radnor, springs from the same princely origin.

Descendant of Thome, a pet form of Thomas meaning "a twin".

Surname Thom is variation of Thoma. Descendant of Thoma, a German form of Thomas meaning "a twin".

Is a variant of the Domke. Descendant of little Dom meaning "judgement"; dweller in a small house.

The lastname is the variant form of the Macomber. The son of Tom, a pet form of Thomas meaning "a twin".

Thom is a variant form of Tompsett. See Thomas - The Christian name. Though not used here prior to the Norman Conquest, this has become one of the commonest of baptismal appellatives and surnames. It has also been a most abundant source of derivatives and nicknames, represented in our family nomenclature by Thomason, Thomerson, Thomson, Thompson, Tompson, Thom, Thoms, Toms, Thomaset, Thomsett, Tomset, Tompsett, Tomkin, Tompkins, Tomkinson, Thompkisson, Thomlin, Tomlin, Tomlins, Thomlinson, Tomlinson. In the North, A commonly replaces O, and hence Thampsett, Tampsett, Tamlyn, Tamplin, and probably Taplin. Some of the Welsh families of Thomas are of antiquity, though the surname is, in all cases, of comparatively recent assumption: e.g.: THOMAS of Gellywernen, county of Carmarthen, descends from Sir Hugh Treherne, one of the Welsh knights who accompanied the Black Prince to the battle of Poictiers: some members of this family have recently exchanged the name for Treherne. THOMAS of Llwyn Madoc, county of Brecknock, traces his pedigree up to that prolific source of noble and gentle blood, Elystan Glodrydd, Prince of Fferllys; and THOMAS of Welfield, county of Radnor, springs from the same princely origin.

Thom is variant of Tomsett. See Thomas - The Christian name. Though not used here prior to the Norman Conquest, this has become one of the commonest of baptismal appellatives and surnames. It has also been a most abundant source of derivatives and nicknames, represented in our family nomenclature by Thomason, Thomerson, Thomson, Thompson, Tompson, Thom, Thoms, Toms, Thomaset, Thomsett, Tomset, Tompsett, Tomkin, Tompkins, Tomkinson, Thompkisson, Thomlin, Tomlin, Tomlins, Thomlinson, Tomlinson. In the North, A commonly replaces O, and hence Thampsett, Tampsett, Tamlyn, Tamplin, and probably Taplin. Some of the Welsh families of Thomas are of antiquity, though the surname is, in all cases, of comparatively recent assumption: e.g.: THOMAS of Gellywernen, county of Carmarthen, descends from Sir Hugh Treherne, one of the Welsh knights who accompanied the Black Prince to the battle of Poictiers: some members of this family have recently exchanged the name for Treherne. THOMAS of Llwyn Madoc, county of Brecknock, traces his pedigree up to that prolific source of noble and gentle blood, Elystan Glodrydd, Prince of Fferllys; and THOMAS of Welfield, county of Radnor, springs from the same princely origin.

How popular is Thom?

Thom is common in Malawi, United States, Germany, Canada, Scotland, South Africa, England, Australia, Zimbabwe, Brazil, Cambodia, Namibia, India, Vietnam, Guyana, New Zealand, Tanzania, Papua New Guinea, Cameroon, Trinidad and Tobago, Northern Ireland, Switzerland, Thailand, Poland.

Thom is ranked 12588 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Thom bearers increased by 5.21 per cent in 2010 US census to 5531 since 2000, the surname slipped by 161 spots and ranked at 6185. The last name was found in around 2 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 80.94 84.19
Black 8.84 6.68
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander
3.81 4.38
Hispanic or Latino 2.95 1.75
Others 2.19 1.62
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.27 1.39
Thom is quite popular family name mostly used in Malawi however Falkland Islands is ahead in terms of density. Around 44567 people have been found who wears Thom as their family name. Thom is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Thom:
111 Malawi13,489
Countries with thousands of Thom:
5,732 United States7,674
2,090 Germany5,070
2,469 Canada2,140
471 Scotland2,110
4,123 South Africa1,681
4,485 England1,644
3,136 Australia1,189
1,842 Zimbabwe1,144
Countries with hundreds of Thom:
9,590 Brazil859
1,268 Cambodia828
473 Namibia827
41,041 India798
799 Vietnam750
167 Guyana702
1,359 New Zealand567
12,761 Tanzania383
2,466 Papua New Guinea360
8,680 Cameroon301
783 Trinidad and Tobago283
1,539 Northern Ireland192
7,743 Switzerland131
108,371 Thailand110
40,373 Poland105
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
64,938 Nigeria99
1,406 Hong Kong98
7,617 Norway97
14,143 Zambia70
111,008 France67
17,994 Austria65
47,472 Argentina62
13,194 Ivory Coast61
5,128 Wales55
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
5,412 Mauritius48
30,158 Malaysia47
75,524 Iran35
6,884 Singapore34
20,789 Sweden33
4,369 Jamaica26
21,940 Denmark19
5,564 Paraguay19
5,642 Suriname19
68,885 Netherlands15
24,061 United Arab Emirates14
197,164 Philippines13
73,425 Czechia12
6,554 China11
786 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
434,432 Indonesia10
21,753 Liberia10
14,894 Taiwan10
1,084 Antigua and Barbuda9
87,318 Belgium9
11,581 Ghana9
4,135 Nicaragua9
1,601 Saint Lucia8
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Immigrants to US

From Germany

Tailor Wilhelm Thom from Marienwerder, Waldeck Hesse Nassau aboard the Leibnitz from Hamburg. He is registered to be 27 years old when he arrived in New York on May 4, 1850. Arthur Thom, Louise Thom, 17 years old Andreas Thom, Johann Thom, aged 19, 20 years old Frederich Thom, Gustaf Thom (14) Merchant, Gottlieb Thom (28) Joiner, 26 years old Wilhelmine Thom, and 284 other Thom around 35.88% of whom were farmer while others worked as baker and joiner, servant, shoemaker, laborer, clerk, daughter, cartwright, mason migrated to US from Hamburg, Havre and Bremen.

Thom Namesakes

  • Alexander Thom, Scottish engineer most famous for his theory of the Megalithic yard
  • John Nichols Thom, Cornish wine-merchant and maltster
  • James Alexander Thom, American author
  • J. C. Thom, American painter
  • Eleanor Thom, was born in London in 1979
  • René Thom, French mathematician
  • Ronald Thom, Canadian architect
  • Margaret Thom, is the Commissioner of the Northwest Territories
  • Cameron E. Thom, lawyer, a legislator, a Confederate officer
  • Sandi Thom, Scottish singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
  • Linda Thom, Canadian Olympic gold medal-winning shooter
  • Bing Thom, Canadian architect and urban designer
  • Andreas Thom, former German professional footballer
  • William R. Thom, U.S. Representative from Ohio

Thom Namesakes

  • Alexander Thom, Scottish engineer most famous for his theory of the Megalithic yard
  • John Nichols Thom, Cornish wine-merchant and maltster
  • James Alexander Thom, American author
  • J. C. Thom, American painter
  • Eleanor Thom, was born in London in 1979
  • René Thom, French mathematician
  • Ronald Thom, Canadian architect
  • Margaret Thom, is the Commissioner of the Northwest Territories
  • Cameron E. Thom, lawyer, a legislator, a Confederate officer
  • Sandi Thom, Scottish singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
  • Linda Thom, Canadian Olympic gold medal-winning shooter
  • Bing Thom, Canadian architect and urban designer
  • Andreas Thom, former German professional footballer
  • William R. Thom, U.S. Representative from Ohio

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