Thompson

Meanings

1. A British surname transferred from the given name.
2. A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic.
3. A placename:
4. A village in Bulgaria.
5. A village and civil parish in Breckland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TL9296).
6. A city in Northern Manitoba, Canada.
7. A rural municipality in Pembina Valley Region, Manitoba; in full, the Rural Municipality of Thompson.
8. A number of places in the United States:
9. An unincorporated community in Bullock County, Alabama.
10. An unincorporated community in Napa County, California.
11. A town in Windham County, Connecticut.
12. A minor city in Winnebago County, Iowa.

1. A member of a Salish people of British Columbia.
2. Ellipsis of Thompson submachine gun (“Tommy gun”).

Etymology

Variant of Thomson, from Tom + -son, originally meaning "son of Thomas". In some instances of people so named, a calque of Scottish Gaelic MacTamhais (“McTavish”); also an anglicisation of the Gaelic name MacTamhais, meaning "son of Thomas".