Thomes Coat of Arms and Surname Origin

If your family name is Thomes, its origin lies with Thomas, a long-established Welsh and English surname. Taken at its root, Thomes points to “Twin (Aramaic)”.

Family crest and blazon

Arms linked to Thomas and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

How the spelling arose

Thomes is listed among the recognised spellings of Thomas. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists. The same family of names includes Tomas, Tomos and Tomaso.

Thomes ranked 32,865 in the 2010 US Census, with 698 people answering to the name. For the full story, order the Thomes surname pack.