How common is the last name Thomson?

24,308 people in the United States have the last name Thomson, about 1 in 12,296. It ranks #1,427 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census, tied with 1 other.

last name

THOMSON

#1,427

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
24,308
About
1 in 12,296
This common or more
43.8%
Who bears it

Of the 24,308 people with the last name Thomson, 86.6% reported their origin as White, 4% as Black and 3.7% as Hispanic or Latino. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Exactly as common as Thomson

1 other last name also has 24,308 people.

Spelled almost the same

6 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Thomson, most common first.

Also a first name

As a first name, Thomson ranks #21,915 of 53,615, with 459 people. See Thomson as a first name

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