How common is the surname Tomlinson?

25,274 people in the United States had the surname Tomlinson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 12,216 Americans. It ranked 1,407th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Tomlinson?

Raymond Tomlinson, American computer programmer (1941-2016), followed by Eleanor Tomlinson.

Where is the surname Tomlinson most common?

Wikidata records people named Tomlinson in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.

How do you pronounce Tomlinson?

Tomlinson is /ˈtɑm.lɪn.sən/, 3 syllables.

Is the surname Tomlinson getting more or less common?

More common. 24,110 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 25,274 in 2010, up 4.8%.

The surname Tomlinson

A patronymic surname, carried by 25,274 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈtɑm.lɪn.sən/ 3 syllables Soundex T545

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Tomlinson is more common than 99.1% of them.

Origin

From a diminutive form of Thomas + -son.

Tomlinson 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 25,274 people named Tomlinson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 12,216 Americans. That is up 4.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 24,110.

#1,407

rank among US surnames

25,274

people in 2010

8.6

per 100,000 Americans

+4.8%

change since 2000 (was #1,345)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,398	Ackerman	25,401	12,155
#1,399	Heller	25,373	12,168
#1,400	Ziegler	25,351	12,179
#1,401	Vinson	25,341	12,184
#1,402	Eldridge	25,299	12,204
#1,403	Pina	25,293	12,207
#1,404	Schumacher	25,292	12,207

Who is named Tomlinson

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

84% of people named Tomlinson identified as white (not Hispanic), 10% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 84%
Black (not Hispanic) 10%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.0%
Two or more races 1.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Tomlinsons

9 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Raymond Tomlinson
American computer programmer (1941-2016)
Eleanor Tomlinson
British actress (born 1992)
Chris Tomlinson
British athlete, born 1981
LaDainian Tomlinson
American football player (born 1979)
Taylor Tomlinson
American stand-up comedian, born 1993
Les Tomlinson
Australian Roman-Catholic bishop, born 1943
Gideon Tomlinson
American politician (1780-1854)
Philip Barry Tomlinson
British botanist, born 1932
Laura Bechtolsheimer
British dressage rider competing at Olympic level, born 1985

Notable Tomlinsons come mostly from the United States (4), the United Kingdom (4) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Tomlinson

Tomlin

Tomlinson has the Soundex code T545, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T545.

Questions

Where does the surname Tomlinson come from?: From a diminutive form of Thomas + -son.
How common is the surname Tomlinson?: 25,274 people in the United States had the surname Tomlinson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 12,216 Americans. It ranked 1,407th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Tomlinson?: In the 2010 Census, 84% of people named Tomlinson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 10% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Tomlinson?: Raymond Tomlinson, American computer programmer (1941-2016), followed by Eleanor Tomlinson.
Where is the surname Tomlinson most common?: Wikidata records people named Tomlinson in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.
How do you pronounce Tomlinson?: Tomlinson is /ˈtɑm.lɪn.sən/, 3 syllables.
What type of surname is Tomlinson?: Tomlinson is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Tomlinson getting more or less common?: More common. 24,110 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 25,274 in 2010, up 4.8%.