How common is the surname Thom?

5,531 people in the United States had the surname Thom in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 55,821 Americans. It ranked 6,185th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Thom?

Randy Thom, American sound engineer, followed by Charles Thom.

Where is the surname Thom most common?

Wikidata records people named Thom in the United States.

Is the surname Thom getting more or less common?

More common. 5,257 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,531 in 2010, up 5.2%.

Is Thom also a first name?

Yes. Thom is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Thom

A patronymic surname, carried by 5,531 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex T500 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Thom is more common than 96.2% of them.

Origin

From Thomas.

Thom is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,531 people named Thom in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 55,821 Americans. That is up 5.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,257.

#6,185

rank among US surnames

5,531

people in 2010

1.9

per 100,000 Americans

+5.2%

change since 2000 (was #6,024)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,179	Oberg	5,537	55,760
#6,180	Said	5,535	55,781
#6,183	Gu	5,532	55,811
#6,185	Thom	5,531	55,821
#6,186	Villar	5,530	55,831

Who is named Thom

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

81% of people named Thom identified as white (not Hispanic), 8.8% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.8% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 81%
Black (not Hispanic) 8.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.0%
Two or more races 2.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Thoms

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Randy Thom
American sound engineer, born 1951
Charles Thom
American mycologist (1872-1956)

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Thom

Thom has the Soundex code T500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T500.

Questions

Where does the surname Thom come from?: From Thomas.
How common is the surname Thom?: 5,531 people in the United States had the surname Thom in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 55,821 Americans. It ranked 6,185th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Thom?: In the 2010 Census, 81% of people named Thom identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.8% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Thom?: Randy Thom, American sound engineer, followed by Charles Thom.
Where is the surname Thom most common?: Wikidata records people named Thom in the United States.
What type of surname is Thom?: Thom is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Thom getting more or less common?: More common. 5,257 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,531 in 2010, up 5.2%.
Is Thom also a first name?: Yes. Thom is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.