Where Does the Thom Surname Come From?

Search old registers for Thom and you will soon meet Thome too.

What is the meaning of Thom?

The name is generally explained as “A descendant of Thome, a pet form of Thomas (a twin)”. Thom ranked 6,185 in the 2010 US Census, with 5,531 people answering to the name.

Is Thom the same name as Thome?

Thom drops the “e” of Thome, a shortening that clerks often made. Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them.

Is there a Thom coat of arms?

Arms linked to Thome and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

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