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Thomas

in the US

There are 575,853 people with the last name "Thomas" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

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Thomas 12
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  1. is 8th most common Anderson
  2. is 9th most common Wilson
  3. is 10th most common Taylor
  4. is 11th most common Moore
  5. is 12th most common Thomas
  6. is 13th most common Garcia
  7. is 14th most common Martin
  8. is 15th most common Thompson
  9. is 16th most common Rodriguez

Similar Names and Nicknames

Thompson, Thomson, Thomason, Thomsen, Thompkins, Thom, Thomasson, Thoma, Thames, Thoms

Most Common First Names for Thomas

James, John, Robert, Michael, Mary, David, William, Charles, Richard, Linda

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Meaning & History

English, French, German, Dutch, Danish, and South Indian: from the medieval personal name, of Biblical origin, from Aramaic t’ōm’a, a byname meaning ‘twin’. It was borne by one of the disciples of Christ, best known for his scepticism about Christ's resurrection (John 20:24–29). The th- spelling is organic, the initial letter of the name in the Greek New Testament being a theta. The English pronunciation as t rather than th- is the result of French influence from an early date. In Britain the surname is widely distributed throughout the country, but especially common in Wales and Cornwall. The Ukrainian form is Choma. It is found as a personal name among Christians in India, and in the U.S. is used as a family name among families from southern India.

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