How common is the surname Thomason?

20,478 people in the United States had the surname Thomason in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 15,077 Americans. It ranked 1,751st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Thomason?

Marsha Thomason, British actress (born 1976).

Where is the surname Thomason most common?

Wikidata records people named Thomason in the United Kingdom.

How do you pronounce Thomason?

Thomason is /ˈtɑməsən/, 3 syllables.

Is the surname Thomason getting more or less common?

More common. 19,549 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 20,478 in 2010, up 4.8%.

What are other spellings of Thomason?

Tomson, Tompson, Thompson, Thomson, Tomason and Thomasson.

The surname Thomason

A patronymic surname, carried by 20,478 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈtɑməsən/ 3 syllables Soundex T525

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Thomason is more common than 98.9% of them.

Origin

From Thomas + -son. Literally, “son of Thomas”.

Thomason 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 20,478 people named Thomason in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 15,077 Americans. That is up 4.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 19,549.

#1,751

rank among US surnames

20,478

people in 2010

6.9

per 100,000 Americans

+4.8%

change since 2000 (was #1,678)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,742	McMullen	20,545	15,028
#1,743	Hurd	20,540	15,031
#1,744	Castle	20,534	15,036
#1,745	Valdes	20,527	15,041
#1,746	McWilliams	20,523	15,044
#1,747	Leung	20,496	15,064
#1,748	Holliday	20,491	15,067

Who is named Thomason

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

87% of people named Thomason identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.0% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 87%
Black (not Hispanic) 7.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Thomasons

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Marsha Thomason
British actress (born 1976)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Surnames that sound like Thomason

Thomason has the Soundex code T525, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T525.

Questions

Where does the surname Thomason come from?: From Thomas + -son. Literally, “son of Thomas”.
How common is the surname Thomason?: 20,478 people in the United States had the surname Thomason in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 15,077 Americans. It ranked 1,751st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Thomason?: In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Thomason identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.0% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Thomason?: Marsha Thomason, British actress (born 1976).
Where is the surname Thomason most common?: Wikidata records people named Thomason in the United Kingdom.
How do you pronounce Thomason?: Thomason is /ˈtɑməsən/, 3 syllables.
What type of surname is Thomason?: Thomason is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Thomason getting more or less common?: More common. 19,549 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 20,478 in 2010, up 4.8%.
What are other spellings of Thomason?: Tomson, Tompson, Thompson, Thomson, Tomason and Thomasson.