Thompsen Surname

336,565th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,095 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Thompsen Surname Definition:

(Danish) The son of Thom, a pet form of Thomas (a twin).

Thompsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9641:375,99533,261
Brazil381:5,633,535140,199
Norway331:155,82719,235
Zimbabwe171:908,13259,260
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
England51:11,143,612252,590
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9321:53,8836,066

Thompsen (42) may also be a first name.

Thompsen Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Danish) The son of Thom, a pet form of Thomas (a twin).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Thompsen Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Thompsen Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Thompsen occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thompsen? popularity and diffusion

Thompsen is the 336,565th most frequently occurring family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 6,655,293 people. The last name Thompsen occurs mostly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Thompsen live; 88 percent live in North America and 88 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,566,439th most frequent forename globally, borne by 42 people.

This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 964 people, or 1 in 375,995. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 15 percent are found, Washington, where 10 percent are found and New York, where 7 percent are found. Apart from The United States it occurs in 19 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 3 percent are found and Norway, where 3 percent are found.

Thompsen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Thompsen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Thompsen last name expanded 103 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 29 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Thompsen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Thompsen last name are 24.96% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 71.73% being registered with the political party.

The amount Thompsen earn in different countries varies marginally. In Norway they earn 4.02% more than the national average, earning 359,996 kr per year and in United States they earn 3.38% more than the national average, earning $44,609 USD per year.

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Thompsen Reference & Research

Thompson FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Thompson FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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