How common is the surname Tompson?

1,256 people in the United States had the surname Tompson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 245,817 Americans. It ranked 20,961st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Tompson?

Ruthie Tompson, American animator (1910–2021).

Where is the surname Tompson most common?

Wikidata records people named Tompson in the United States.

Is the surname Tompson getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,448 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,256 in 2010, down 13%.

What are other spellings of Tompson?

Thompson, Thomson, Thomasson, Thomason and Tomson.

The surname Tompson

A patronymic surname, carried by 1,256 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex T512

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Tompson is more common than 87.1% of them.

Origin

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

Tompson 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 1,256 people named Tompson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 245,817 Americans. That is down 13% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,448.

#20,961

rank among US surnames

1,256

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-13.3%

change since 2000 (was #17,823)

Who is named Tompson

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

68% of people named Tompson identified as white (not Hispanic), 23% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 68%
Black (not Hispanic) 23%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.8%
Two or more races 2.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Tompsons

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ruthie Tompson
American animator (1910–2021)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Surnames that sound like Tompson

Tompson has the Soundex code T512, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T512.

Questions

Where does the surname Tompson come from?: From Tom + -son. Literally, “son of Thomas”.
How common is the surname Tompson?: 1,256 people in the United States had the surname Tompson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 245,817 Americans. It ranked 20,961st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Tompson?: In the 2010 Census, 68% of people named Tompson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 23% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Tompson?: Ruthie Tompson, American animator (1910–2021).
Where is the surname Tompson most common?: Wikidata records people named Tompson in the United States.
What type of surname is Tompson?: Tompson is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Tompson getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,448 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,256 in 2010, down 13%.
What are other spellings of Tompson?: Thompson, Thomson, Thomasson, Thomason and Tomson.