Thompson

A British surname transferred from the given name.

Proper noun

A British surname transferred from the given name.
- Police believe Mangione had been traveling around Pennsylvania in the days after Thompson was killed, from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh to Altoona, where he was recognized earlier Monday at a McDonald's restaurant. - 2024...
1. A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic.
A placename:
1. A village in Bulgaria.
2. A village and civil parish in Breckland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TL9296).
3. A city in Northern Manitoba, Canada.
4. A rural municipality in Pembina Valley Region, Manitoba; in full, the Rural Municipality of Thompson.
5. A number of places in the United States:
  
  An unincorporated community in Bullock County, Alabama.
6. A number of places in the United States:
  
  An unincorporated community in Napa County, California.
7. A number of places in the United States:
  
  A town in Windham County, Connecticut.
8. A number of places in the United States:
  
  A minor city in Winnebago County, Iowa.
9. A number of places in the United States:
  
  An unincorporated community in Audrain County, Missouri.
10. A number of places in the United States:
  
  An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Nebraska.
11. A number of places in the United States:
  
  A town in Sullivan County, New York.
12. A number of places in the United States:
  
  A city in Grand Forks County, North Dakota.
13. A number of places in the United States:
  
  A township and unincorporated community therein, in Geauga County, Ohio.
14. A number of places in the United States:
  
  A borough in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania.
15. A number of places in the United States:
  
  An unincorporated community in Erin, Washington County, Wisconsin.
16. A number of places in the United States:
  
  A number of other townships in the United States, listed under Thompson Township.
An Interior Salish language spoken in British Columbia and formerly in Washington.
Synonyms: Nlaka'pamuctsin Nlaka'pamux Nɬeʔkepmxcín nɬeʔkepmxcín

Origin

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".