Thomson

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Scottish surname family name surname

Thomson is a common Scottish surname historically associated with the patronymic "son of Thomas" and borne by numerous notable figures in science, politics, and the arts.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Thomson (surname without the second p) 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Scottish surname ⓘ
family name ⓘ
surname ⓘ
derivedFromGivenName Thomas ⓘ
hasCulturalOrigin Scottish ⓘ
hasEtymologicalType patronymic surname ⓘ
hasLanguageOfOrigin English ⓘ
Scottish English ⓘ
hasNotableBearer Alexander Thomson (architect) ⓘ
Andrew Thomson (politician) ⓘ
Arthur Thomson (anatomist) ⓘ
David Couper Thomson ⓘ
David Thomson (film critic) ⓘ
George Malcolm Thomson (journalist) ⓘ
George Paget Thomson ⓘ
George Thomson (composer) ⓘ
George Thomson (rugby union) ⓘ
George Thomson (statesman) ⓘ
Hugh Thomson (illustrator) ⓘ
Ian Thomson (writer) ⓘ
J. J. Thomson ⓘ
James Thomson (engineer) ⓘ
James Thomson (poet, 1700–1748) ⓘ
James Thomson (poet, 1834–1882) ⓘ
John Edgar Thomson ⓘ
John Thomson (footballer) ⓘ
John Thomson (photographer) ⓘ
John Thomson (physician) ⓘ
Ken Thomson (footballer) ⓘ
Peter Thomson ⓘ
surface form: Peter Thomson (golfer)

Robert Thomson (inventor) ⓘ
Robin Thomson (chess player) ⓘ
Tom Thomson ⓘ
William Thomson (archbishop of York) ⓘ
William Thomson (journalist) ⓘ
Lord Kelvin ⓘ
surface form: William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin
hasVariant Mac Leod ⓘ
surface form: MacTavish

Thompson ⓘ
isCategoryOfPeople British families ⓘ
Scottish families ⓘ
isListedIn English-language surnames ⓘ
Scottish surnames ⓘ
isRelatedToGivenName Thomas ⓘ
isUsedInCountry Australia ⓘ
Canada ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ
United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ
United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
meaning son of Thomas ⓘ

Referenced by (10)

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

Charles Thomson → familyName → Thomson ⓘ
Elihu Thomson → familyName → Thomson ⓘ
J. J. Thomson → familyName → Thomson ⓘ
Lord Kelvin → familyName → Thomson ⓘ
Rob Thomson → familyName → Thomson ⓘ
Thompson → hasVariant → Thomson ⓘ
Thompson → isDistinctFrom → Thomson ⓘ
this entity surface form: Thomson (surname without the second p)
Thomson SA → ownedBrand → Thomson ⓘ
Thomson SA → shortName → Thomson ⓘ