Thompson (surname)
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| Thompson | |
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| Family name | |
| Pronunciation | /ˈtɒmpsən/ TOMP-sən |
| Meaning | Son of Thom, Son of Thomas, Son of Tom |
| Related names | Thomson, MacTavish, MacTamhais, Thomas, Tavis, Tom, Thom |
| Footnotes: [1] | |
Thompson is a patronymic surname of English and Scottish origin, with a variety of spellings meaning "son of Thom".[2] An alternative origin may be geographical, arising from the placename Thompson.[3] Thom(p)son is the English translation of MacTavish, which is the Anglicized Gaelic translation of MacTamhais.[4][5] During the Plantation period, settlers carried the name to Ireland. It is the 14th most common surname in the United Kingdom and 17th most common in the United States.[6] According to the 1990 United States Census, Thompson was the seventeenth most frequently reported surname, accounting for 0.27% of the population.[7]
Notable people with the surname
A–D
- Addison Roswell Thompson (1911–1976), Louisiana segregationist politician
- Ahmir Khalib Thompson (born 1971), aka Questlove, African-American musician, DJ, and record producer
- Andrew Thompson (manager) (1845–1895), baseball manager
- Archie Thompson (born 1978), Australian football (soccer) player for Melbourne Victory
- Ben Thompson (lawman) (1842–1884), gunfighter and gambler
- Benjamin Thompson (1753–1814), Anglo-American physicist, usually called "Count Rumford"
- Bill Thompson (disambiguation), several people
- Bodene Thompson (born 1988), New Zealand Rugby League player
- Bradley Thompson, American television producer and writer
- Bronwyn Thompson (born 1978), Australian long jumper
- Bryan Thompson (disambiguation), several people
- Cameron Thompson (born 1960), Australian politician
- Cec Thompson, British rugby league footballer
- Charles C. Thompson, (born 1961) American Catholic bishop
- Charles Thompson (disambiguation), several people
- Chris Thompson (disambiguation), several people
- Corey Thompson, (born 1990), Australian Rugby League player
- D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson (1860–1948), Scottish biologist and mathematician
- Daley Thompson (born 1958), twice Olympic gold medalist in the decathlon
- Dan Thompson (swimmer) (born 1956), Canadian butterfly swimmer
- Dave Thompson (comedian), British standup comedian
- David Thompson (disambiguation), several people, including:
- David Thompson (explorer) (1770–1857), Canadian explorer
- Del Thompson (born 1958), American football player
- Des Thompson (1928–2010), English footballer
- Dicky Thompson (born 1957), American professional golfer
- Don Thompson (disambiguation), several people
- Duncan Thompson, Australian rugby league footballer
E–H
- Eddie Thompson, Scottish businessman and chairman of Dundee United F.C.
- Edward Thompson (engineer) (1881–1949), English steam locomotive engineer for the LNER
- Elaine Thompson (born 1992), Jamaican sprinter
- Elsie Thompson (born 1899), American supercentenarian
- Emma Thompson (born 1959), British actress
- E. P. Thompson (1924–1993), British 'new-left' historian
- Eric Thompson (disambiguation), several people
- Eric Thompson (born 1980), Canadian professional wrestler better known as Viktor or Rick Victor
- Fred Thompson (born 1942), former U.S. Republican senator (Tennessee), film/TV actor, 2008 U.S. presidential candidate
- Fred Thompson (footballer) (born c.1875), English footballer
- Fred Thompson (rower) (1910–1971), New Zealand rower
- Frederick Thompson (disambiguation), several people
- Francis Thompson (1859–1907), English poet
- Gary Thompson (basketball), American basketball player
- George Thompson (engineer)
- Georgia Thompson, Wisconsin civil servant wrongfully convicted of corruption, but later exonerated
- Georgie Thompson (born 1977), British broadcast journalist and television presenter
- Greg Thompson (born 1947), Canadian politician
- Gregg Thompson, U. S. soccer player
- Gregg Thompson (astronomer), Australian astronomer
- Gwen Thompson, Canadian violinist
- Lady Gwen Thompson (1928–1986), American witchcraft author
- Hank Thompson (musician) (1925–2007), American country music entertainer
- Helen F. Thompson, American businesswoman, teacher, and politician
- Hank Thompson (disambiguation), several people
- Harry Thompson, several people
- Henry Thompson (disambiguation), several people
- Hugh Thompson, Jr., U.S. Army helicopter pilot, known for saving lives at the My Lai Massacre
- Hunter S. Thompson (1937–2005), U.S. journalist and author
I–K
- Ian Thompson (high jumper) (1968–1999), Bahamian high jumper
- Ian Thompson (runner) (born 1949), English long-distance runner
- Jack Thompson (activist) (born 1951), U.S. Lawyer and anti-videogame activist
- James R. Thompson (born 1936), longest-serving governor of State of Illinois
- Jeff R. Thompson (born 1965), Louisiana politician
- Jennifer Laura Thompson (born 1969), American stage actress and singer
- Jerry Thompson, American long-distance runner
- Jerry D. Thompson (born 1943), historian
- Jim Thompson (writer) (1906–1977), U.S. pulp fiction writer
- Joe Thompson (rugby), rugby union and rugby league footballer of the 1910s, '20s and '30s
- John Thompson (disambiguation), several people, including:
- John Thompson (basketball) (born 1941), All-America basketball player and longtime basketball coach for Georgetown University, who coached the Hoyas to the 1984 NCAA Men's title
- John Sparrow David Thompson (1845–1894), former Prime Minister of Canada
- Jonathan Thompson, British television presenter, actor and entrepreneur
- Jonathan Thompson (Collector) (1773–1846), New York banker and politician
- Jordan Thompson (disambiguation), several people
- Joseph Thompson (disambiguation), several people
- Judith Thompson, Canadian playwright
- Kamila Thompson, British singer-songwriter
- Kate Thompson (author), author of The New Policeman
- Kemel Thompson (born 1974), Jamaican hurdler
- Ken Thompson (born 1943), aka "ken", U.S. computer scientist, designed and implemented the original Unix
- Kenan Thompson, American actor
- Kirt Thompson (born 1967), Trinidad and Tobago javelin thrower
- Klay Thompson (born 1990), American basketball player; son of Mychal (below)
L–P
- L. F. Thompson, (1827–1894), American politician
- Laird A. Thompson (born 1947), American astronomer
- LaMarcus Adna Thompson (1848–1919), known for his early work developing roller coasters, sometimes called the "Father of Gravity"
- Larry Thompson (disambiguation), several people
- Lea Thompson (born 1961), American actress and director
- Lee Thompson (saxophonist) (born 1947), member of the UK band Madness
- Leonard Thompson (footballer), British professional footballer
- Lexi Thompson (born 1995), American golfer
- Libby Thompson (1855–1953), frontier prostitute and madam
- Lincoln Thompson, Jamaican reggae artist
- Linda Chavez-Thompson, American union leader
- Lisa Thompson (born c. 196), politician from Ontario, Canada
- Lisa Thompson (set decorator), Australian set decorator
- Llewellyn Thompson, U.S. Ambassador to Austria and Soviet Union
- Loren P. Thompson, American politician
- Mariquita Sánchez de Thompson (1786–1868), Argentine patriot and salonnière
- Mark Thompson (media executive) (born 1957), Director-General of the BBC
- Martín Jacobo Thompson (1777–1819), Argentine navy officer and patriot
- Mel Thompson (basketball) (1932–2009), American basketball coach
- Mickey Thompson, race car driver, promoter
- Mildred Thompson (1935–2003) American painter, sculptor and printmaker
- Morris Thompson, American politician and businessman
- Mychal Thompson (born 1955), Bahamian–American basketball player and broadcaster
- Mychel Thompson (born 1988), American basketball player; son of Mychal
- Nainoa Thompson, Hawaiian navigator
- Nathan Thompson (Australian footballer) (born 1978), Australian rules footballer
- Nathan Thompson (English footballer) (born 1990), English professional footballer
- Obadele Thompson (born 1976), Barbadian sprinter
- Patricia Thompson, American TV and film producer
- Paul Thompson (disambiguation), several people
- Peyton Thompson (born 1990), American football player
- Porl Thompson, musician in The Cure
R–S
- Ralph Thompson (footballer) (1892–1916), English footballer
- Randall Thompson (1899–1984), American composer
- Reginald Campbell Thompson (1876–1941), British archaeologist and epigraphist
- Richard Thompson (musician) (born 1949), British musician
- Richard Thompson (sprinter) (born 1985), Trinidadian sprinter
- Richard Horner Thompson (born 1926), U.S. Army general
- Richard H. Thompson (philatelist), philatelist from Baltimore, Maryland
- Richard S. Thompson (1916–1997), Louisiana state legislator
- Rob Thompson (musician)
- Robert Thompson (disambiguation), several people
- Roly Thompson (1932–2003), English cricketer
- Ron Thompson (actor), American actor
- Ruth Thompson, first female state representative of Michigan, first female U.S. Representative from Michigan
- Sada Thompson (1927–2011), American actress
- Saige Thompson, American actress
- Sarah Thompson (actress) (born 1979), American actress
- Sarah Thompson, Countess Rumford (1774–1852), first American countess
- Scott Thompson (comedian) (born 1959), Canadian television comedian
- Scottie Thompson (born Susan Scott Thompson, 1981), American actress
- Sheldon Thompson (1785–1851), American politician from Buffalo, New York
- Silvanus P. Thompson (1851–1916), English physicist
- Soren Thompson (born 1981), American épée fencer
- Steve Thompson (disambiguation), several people
- Susanna Thompson (born 1958), American television and film actress
- Sydney Thompson, BBC bandleader
T–Z
- Teddy Thompson, British musician
- Thomas Thompson (disambiguation), several people, including:
- Thomas L. Thompson, Old Testament scholar
- Tom Thompson (football), oldest college football player
- Tommy Thompson, former Governor of Wisconsin, Former United States Secretary of Health and Human Services, and one-time candidate for the 2008 U.S. Presidential Election
- Tiny Thompson (1905–1981), Canadian professional ice hockey goalie
- Trayce Thompson (born 1991),American baseball player, son of Mychal\
- Wallace Thompson (1896–1952), American politician
- Wilbur Thompson (1921–2013), American shot putter
- William Thompson (disambiguation), several people
- Whitney Thompson, fashion model, winner of America's Next Top Model, cycle 10
- Woodrow R. Thompson (1919–1942), United States Marine Corps sergeant and posthumous Navy Cross recipient
- Wright Thompson (born 1976), American sportswriter
- Zadock Thompson (1796–1856), Vermont naturalist
- Zoe Thompson, New Zealand international football (soccer) player
References
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- ↑ Thompson Surname at Forebears
- ↑ United States Census Bureau (9 May 1995). s:1990 Census Name Files dist.all.last (1-100). Retrieved on 2008-07-04.
See also
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