Thompson

== English == === Alternative forms === Tompson, Tomson, Thomson, Thomason, Thomasson === Etymology === Variant of Thomson, from Tom +‎ -son, originally meaning "son of Thomas". In some instances of people so named, a calque of Scottish Gaelic MacTamhais (“McTavish”); also an anglicisation of the Gaelic name MacTamhais, meaning "son of Thomas". === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈtɒmp.sən/, /ˈtɒm.sən/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈtɑmp.sən/, /ˈtɑm.sən/ === Proper noun === Thompson (countable and uncountable, plural Thompsons) (countable) A British surname transferred from the given name. A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic. A placename: A village in Bulgaria. A village and civil parish in Breckland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TL9296). A city in Northern Manitoba, Canada. A rural municipality in Pembina Valley Region, Manitoba; in full, the Rural Municipality of Thompson. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Bullock County, Alabama. An unincorporated community in Napa County, California. A town in Windham County, Connecticut. A minor city in Winnebago County, Iowa. An unincorporated community in Audrain County, Missouri. An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Nebraska. A town in Sullivan County, New York. A city in Grand Forks County, North Dakota. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Geauga County, Ohio. A borough in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania. An unincorporated community in Erin, Washington County, Wisconsin. A number of other townships in the United States, listed under Thompson Township. An Interior Salish language spoken in British Columbia and formerly in Washington. Synonyms: Nlaka'pamuctsin, Nlaka'pamux, Nɬeʔkepmxcín, nɬeʔkepmxcín ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Thompson is the 23rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 664,644 individuals. Thompson is most common among White (69.8%) and Black/African American (23.6%) individuals. === Noun === Thompson (plural Thompsons) A member of a Salish people of British Columbia. (firearms) Ellipsis of Thompson submachine gun (“Tommy gun”).