About the Tompson Surname

The spelling Tompson grew out of Thompson, an English surname with a long paper trail. Surname dictionaries give the meaning as “Son of Thom (Thomas)”.

Spelling and variants

Tompson drops the “h” of Thompson, a shortening that clerks often made. Other spellings include Thomson and Thomason.

Arms associated with the name

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

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