Thomptson Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Thomptson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thomptson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States451:1,115,97164,142

Thomptson Last Name Facts

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

Thomptson occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Thomptson? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,193,072nd most frequently held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 60 percent of Thomptson are found; 60 percent are found in North America and 60 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States it is most numerous in: Florida, where 33 percent reside, Ohio, where 33 percent reside and Texas, where 33 percent reside. Beside The United States this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Northern Ireland, where 40 percent reside.

Thomptson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Thomptson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Thomptson surname decreased 93 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Thomptson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tomptson943/
Tompthson890/
Thompzon8212/
Timptson820/
Tampteson780/
Tambatson674/
Tompitzin671/
Tempzon631/
Tambtsen591/
Thumbtzen5625/
Tambutsin561/
Tambutseni5331/
Tempzen5014/
Taambutseni508/
Dampatisinh501/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Thomptson
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