Heraldry and the Tomasi Surname

The name Tomasi is closely linked to Tommasi. Read literally, Tomasi points to “Son of Tommaso (twin)”.

A variant of Tommasi

Without the “m” of Tommasi, Tomasi is a simpler written form of the same name. The same family of names includes Di Tommaso.

Spain's INE counts 107 residents with Tomasi as first surname and 53 with it as second. French birth records list 2,162 children named Tomasi between 1891 and 2000. Similar-sounding surnames on Herald Lab: Tomas.

Heraldry and the Tomasi name

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Tomasi, so the heraldry linked to Tommasi is a starting point, not an automatic right.

Want more than a summary? See the Tomasi family name pack.