# Thomson

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈtɒm.sən/ · frequency rank #9,970

## Definitions
1. A British surname transferred from the given name.
2. A British surname transferred from the given name.
3. A place in the United States:
4. A place in the United States:
5. A place in the United States:
6. A place in the United States:
7. A neighbourhood of Singapore, named after Thomson Road, which was named after John Turnbull Thomson.
8. A suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia, named after Alexander Thomson (pioneer).
9. A locality in the Shire of Baw Baw, south eastern Victoria, Australia.

## Etymology
From Tom + -son, originally meaning "son of Thomas". In some instances of people so named, a calque of Scottish Gaelic MacTamhais (“MacTavish”). Also an anglicisation of the Gaelic name MacTamhais, meaning "son of Thomas". Many with the name MacTavish changed their name to Thomson and Thompson after Culloden. Being derived from Thomas ultimately gives this surname an Aramaic derivation - teoma 'twin'.

## Easily confused with
- **Towson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thomson-vs-towson)
- **Thompson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thompson-vs-thomson)

## Common misspellings (11)
`htomson`, `thhomson`, `thmoson`, `thommson`, `thomosn`, `thomsno`, `thomsonn`, `thomsson`, `thosmon`, `tohmson`, `tthomson`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/thomson