Thompson

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English-language surname family name surname

Thompson is a common English-language surname borne by numerous notable individuals across fields such as acting, sports, politics, and science.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Tompson	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	English-language surname ⓘ family name ⓘ surname ⓘ
category	English patronymic surname ⓘ patronymic surname ⓘ
derivedFromGivenName	Thomas ⓘ
etymologicalMeaning	son of Thomas ⓘ
frequency	common in English-speaking countries ⓘ
hasCulturalAssociation	Anglosphere ⓘ surface form: Anglo-American communities British Isles ⓘ
hasFeminineForm	not gendered; same form for all genders ⓘ
hasNotableBearer	Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford ⓘ surface form: Benjamin Thompson (Count Rumford) Daley Thompson ⓘ Dylan Thomas (born Dylan Marlais Thomas, not a Thompson) – name similarity only ⓘ Emma Thompson ⓘ Francis Thompson (English poet) ⓘ Fred Thompson (American politician and actor) ⓘ Hunter S. Thompson ⓘ Kate Thompson (Irish writer) ⓘ Ken Thompson ⓘ surface form: Ken Thompson (computer scientist) Kenan Thompson ⓘ Klay Thompson ⓘ Linda Thompson (American songwriter) ⓘ Mary Harris Thompson ⓘ Richard Thompson (British musician) ⓘ Silvanus P. Thompson ⓘ Sir John Thompson (4th Prime Minister of Canada) ⓘ Skeet Ulrich (born Bryan Ray Trout, later Bryan Ray Thompson) ⓘ Tessa Thompson ⓘ Tommy Thompson (American politician) ⓘ
hasSpellingCharacteristic	includes the patronymic suffix -son ⓘ
hasVariant	Thomson ⓘ Thompson self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Tompson
isDistinctFrom	Thomson ⓘ surface form: Thomson (surname without the second p)
isUsedAs	family name ⓘ
languageOfOrigin	English ⓘ
nameType	hereditary surname ⓘ
originPeriod	Middle English ⓘ surface form: Middle English period
rankInUS2010Census	among top 20 most common surnames in the United States ⓘ
usageRegion	Australia ⓘ Canada ⓘ Ireland ⓘ New Zealand ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
writingSystem	Latin alphabet ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Daley Thompson → familyName → Thompson ⓘ

Emma Thompson → familyName → Thompson ⓘ

James R. Thompson → familyName → Thompson ⓘ

Ken Thompson → familyName → Thompson ⓘ

Sophie Thompson → familyName → Thompson ⓘ

Thompson → hasVariant → Thompson self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tompson

Thomson → hasVariant → Thompson ⓘ