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thompson Name Meaning and History

  1. English: patronymic from Thomas. Thompson is widely distributed throughout Britain, but is most common in northern England and northern Ireland.
  2. Americanized form of Thomsen.

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Distribution of thompson Families in the US in 1920
Number of thompson families
 3066-6130
 1023-3065		 1-1022
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