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{{Infobox surname
'''Thomas''' (and Tomas) is a common surname used by the British (primarily Welsh), French, German, Dutch, Danish, and South Indian (]).
|name=Thomas
|region=], ], ], and ]
|meaning= "son of Thomas"}}
'''Thomas''' is a common ] of ], ], ], ], ], ], ], and ] origin.


It derives from the ] ], of ] origin, from ] תאומא ''t'om'a'', a ] meaning 'twin'. It was borne by one of the ], best known for his skepticism about ] (]). The th- spelling in English results from the initial letter of the name in the ] being a ]. The English pronunciation as t rather than a ] is the result of ] from an early date. In Britain, the ] is widely distributed throughout the country, but especially common in ] and ]. Thomas is the ninth most common surname in the United Kingdom.<ref></ref> It is found as a personal name among ], and in the United States; it is also used as a ] among the ] (]) families from ], ].<ref>{{cite book |title=Dictionary of American Family Names |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=0-19-508137-4 }}</ref> It derives from the ] ], of ] origin, from ] תאומא ''t'om'a'', a ] meaning 'twin'. It was borne by one of the ], best known for his skepticism about ] (], ]). The th- spelling in English results from the initial letter of the name in the Greek ] being a ]. The English pronunciation as t rather than a ] is the result of ] from an early date. In Britain, the ] is widely distributed throughout the country, but especially common in ] and ]. Thomas is the ninth most common surname in the United Kingdom.<ref name="forebears">{{cite web|url=http://forebears.co.uk/surnames/thomas|website=forebears.co.uk|title=Thomas Surname Meaning, Origins & Distribution |accessdate=2018-05-03}}</ref> It is found as a personal name among ], it is also used as a family name among the ] families from ], ].<ref>{{cite book |title=Dictionary of American Family Names |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=0-19-508137-4 }}</ref>


In the 1990 United States Census, Thomas was the twelfth most common surname, accounting for 0.3% of the population.<ref>] (9 May 1995). ]. Retrieved on 4 July 2008.</ref> In the 1990 United States Census, Thomas was the twelfth most common surname, accounting for 0.3% of the population.<ref>] (9 May 1995). ]. Retrieved on 4 July 2008.</ref>


In France, Thomas (pronounced {{IPA-fr|tɔma|}}) is the third most widespread surname after ] and ], with over 100,000 people with this name.<ref></ref> In France, Thomas (pronounced {{IPA|fr|tɔmɑ|}}) is the third most widespread surname after ] and ], with over 100,000 people with this name.<ref name="notrefamille">{{cite web|url=http://www.notrefamille.com/v2/services-nom-de-famille/nom.asp?nom=thomas&x=0&y=0&rubrique=&page=|title=NotreFamille.com – Le Magazine des Mamans &#124; Surname Thomas in France|website=notrefamille.com|accessdate=2018-05-03|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721164018/http://www.notrefamille.com/v2/services-nom-de-famille/nom.asp?nom=thomas&x=0&y=0&rubrique=&page=|archivedate=2011-07-21}}</ref>


== People == == People ==


=== Surnames === === Surnames ===
{{Compact ToC|name=no|center=yes|q=Q|u=U|x=X|y=Y|z=Z}} {{Compact TOC|name=no|center=yes|q=Q|u=U|}}


====A==== ====A====
*], multiple people
*], scientist in the field of elastomer physics, pioneered fracture mechanics for elastomers
*], French opera composer *] (born 1950), Indian reconstructive surgeon
*], American politician *] (born 1977), American football player
*], multiple people *], multiple people
*], former Chief Justice of Sierra Leone
*] (born 1993), American basketball player
*] (born 19??), British? music academic
*] (born c. 1982), American convicted and then acquitted of infanticide
*], pseudonym of Hertha Deutsch (1897–1980), a German novelist
*] (born 19??), acting Archivist of the United States
*] (born 1994), American football player
*] (born 19??), English footballer
*] (born 19??), Latin-American writer
*], multiple people
*] (born 1990), Antiguan international footballer
*] (born 1979), American basketball coach
*], multiple people
*], multiple people
*] (1935–2013), Australian middle- and long-distance runner
*] (c. 1894 – 19??), Native American linguist, anthropologist and politician
*] (born 1985), Welsh rugby union footballer
*] (born 2000), American baseball player
*] (born 1978), English rock drummer
*] (born 1977), South African cricketer
*], multiple people
*] (1857–1937), New Zealand academic
*] (born 1990), Lebanese-South African football goalkeeper
*] (1830–1907), Confederate States Army brigadier general
*] (1891–1978), American expressionist painter
*] (1926–1991), Welsh international rugby union footballer
*] (born 1992), American basketball player
*] (born 1993), Canadian Paralympic swimmer
*] (1811–1896), French opera composer
*] (born 1999), American football player
*Aminta Thomas (born 1990), Australian handball player
*] (1826–1???), American politician
*] (born 1970), English cricketer
* ] (1911–1956), French cinematographer
*] (born 1952), American composer
*], American man on death row for murdering his estranged wife and two children
*] (born 1963), German Olympic sprinter
*] (born 1968), Jamaican Olympic sprinter and middle-distance runner
*] (born 1963), Dominican baseball player
*] and ], multiple people
*] (born 1988), American young adult author
*] (born 1965), American-born publishing executive
*], multiple people
*], multiple people
*] (born 1986), English actress
* Antonio Thomas, ring name of ] (born 1980), American wrestler
*] (born 1940), English filmmaker
*] (born 1977), Indian visual artist
*], multiple people
*] (born 1994), American actress
*] (born 1974), Welsh rugby union international
* Ashley Thomas (born 1985), English musician and actor aka ]
*] (born 1989), English footballer
*] (born 1987), South Sudanese international footballer
*], Northern Irish TV presenter
*] (born 1935), Canadian novelist and short story writer
*] (born 1964), American composer *] (born 1964), American composer
*] (1934–2021), American football player
*] (1939–2018), Aruban Olympic fencer
*], American football player


====B==== ====B====
*], American born German funk & soul singer *] (born 1937), English footballer
*] (born 1961), American NFL player *] (1937–2018), New Zealand rugby union player
*] (born 1951), British motorcycle speedway driver
*Sir ] (1899–1977), Welsh civil servant and university president
*], several people *] (Born 19??), American sound engineer
*], multiple people
*] (born 1945), Welsh Anglican Archdeacon
*] (1883–1966), British cartoonist *] (1883–1966), British cartoonist
*], American actress and director * ] (1845–1918), English author
*], Author, photojournalist *] (1892–1968), Australian librarian
*], Australian ice hockey player *], American television writer
*] (born 1948), American actress and director
*], multiple people
*] (1942–2021), American pop singer
*] (born 1967), American football player and coach
*], multiple people
*] (1918–1953), Nigerian politician
*] (born 1995), Norwegian footballer
*], multiple people
*], multiple people
*] (born 1998), American football player
*] (born 1959), American spree killer and rapist
*] (1940–2012), Wales international rugby union footballer
*] (dates unknown), 20th Century British artist
*] (born 2002), American football player
*] (born 1967), American football player
*] (born 1969), Canadian freestyle skier
*] (born 1948), English rock bassist
*] (born 1961), American actor
*] (born 1942), Australian cricketer
*], multiple people
*] (1910–2001), American baseball pitcher
*] (1929–2015), American baseball shortstop
*], American musician and record producer
*] (born 1969), American politician in Michigan
*] (born 1940s), Sri Lankan cricketer


====C==== ====C====
*] (1913–1994), author wife of Dylan Thomas
*], multiple people
*], multiple people
*], multiple people
*Canaan Thomas (disambiguation)
*], multiple people
*] (born 1942), American singer
*], American basketball player
*] (born 1987), American Canadian football defensive back
*] (born 1946), German journalist, radio and television presenter, author and lecturer
*] (1959–2008), British international relations academic
*] (born 1986), Welsh rugby union player
*] (born 1990), Welsh footballer
*] (born 1963), Welsh politician
*] (born 1990), British fashion model
*] (born 1964), British ski mountaineer and mountain climber *] (born 1964), British ski mountaineer and mountain climber
*], multiple people *], multiple people
*] (born 1983), Welsh rugby union footballer
*], multiple people
*] (born 1945), British politician
*], United States Supreme Court justice
*], United States senator from Wyoming *] British journalist and media executive
*] Chennikkara Francis Thomas (1939–2020), Indian politician
*] (born 1995), American football player
*] (born 1960s), American composer
*] (born 1945), French writer and historian
*], American law professor
*] (born 1982), English middle-distance runner
*], multiple people
*] (born 1989), American football player
*] (born 1990), American softball player
*] (born 19??), British TV and film director
*], multiple people
*] (born 1982), American basketball player
*], multiple people
*] (1818–1879), American politician and lawyer
*] (born 1960), professional American football player
*] (born 1986), American food enthusiast and blogger
*] (born 1948), United States Supreme Court justice
*], multiple people
*] (1929–1996), Welsh rugby union international
*] (born 1935), American football player
*] (born 1983), American baseball player
*] (born 1979), American football player
*] (1896–1990), American baseball player
*]
*] (born 1994), American baseball player
*] (1929–2001), French Olympic swimmer
*] (born 1993), English footballer
*] (born 1975), American football player
*], American playwright
*] (born 1988), American beauty pageant titleholder
*], multiple people
*] (born 1948), American politician in Pennsylvania
*] (born 1943), Indian academic
*] (born 1976), French boxer


====D==== ====D====
*], Welsh politician *] (born 1946), Welsh politician
*] (1879–1958), rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s for Other Nationalities, and Oldham
*], Fashion journalist
*], multiple people, including: *] (1909-??), Welsh international rugby union footballer
**] (1912–1991), American actor and philanthropist *], Welsh footballer
*] (1923–2004), American wrestler and wrestling coach
*], and Motto: "A Thomas byth yn talu ei ddyledion," multiple people, including:
**] (1932–2002), American businessman and founder of Wendy's *] (born 1987), Australian rules footballer
*] (born 1989), American football player
*], Welsh industrialist and politician
*], multiple people *] (born 1942), British actor
*], multiple people
*], American ], 1986 ] and ]
*], multiple people
*], American-Israeli basketball player
*] (born 1964), American fashion journalist
*], Daniela, Dann and ], multiple people
*] (born 1978) American R&B singer and musician
*] (born 1975), Welsh footballer
*] (born 1990), American football
*] (born 1987), US Canadian football player
*] multiple people
*] (born 1956), Deputy Chief of Navy, Royal Australian Navy
*], multiple people
*] (born 1986), American basketball player
*] (born 1993), American football player
*] (born 1967), American Olympic figure skater
*] (born 1967), American football player
*], American indoor volleyball player *], American indoor volleyball player
*] (1967-2000), US American football player *] (born 1942), Welsh rugby union international
*] (1987–2021), American football player
*] (1944-2013), British agricultural scientist
*] (born 1979), Irish footballer
*] Wales international rugby player
*] (1951–2021), founding member of the band ]
*], fictional character from ''Harry Potter''
*] (born 1971), American-Israeli basketball player
*], multiple people
*] (born 1951), American baseball player
*] (1944–2013), British agricultural scientist
*] (1967–2000), US American football player
*] (born 1991), American basketball player
*] (born 1986), American football player
*] (born 1989), West Indian cricketer from Antigua
*] (1946–1985), American screenwriter
*], multiple people
*] (born 1992), American baseball player
*] (born 1976), American mixed martial artist
*] (1935–2023), British novelist, poet, playwright and translator
*] (born 1996), Scottish footballer
*] (born 1995), English footballer
*], multiple people
*] (born 1980), American football player
*] (born 1976), Brazilian footballer
*], multiple people
*] (born 1983), American basketball player
*] (born 1966), American scholar, researcher and journalist
*] (born 1969), American politician in Maine
*] (born 1998), American football player
*] (born 2000), American football player
*] (born 1947), American football running back
*] (1961–2000), American boxer
*] (born 1984), American Virgin Islands footballer
*] (born 1980), Jamaican sprinter
*] (1914–1953), Welsh poet *] (1914–1953), Welsh poet
*] (born 1990), American bassist and experimental musician


====E==== ====E====
*], multiple people *], multiple people
*], New Zealand international footballer *] (1945–2022), American football player
*] (1920–2012), American physician, developer of bone marrow transplant
*], multiple people
*], multiple people
*] (1875–1936), English cricketer
*] (1895–?), Welsh international footballer
*] (1633–1677), Welsh politician
*], New Zealand jurist
*], multiple people
*], multiple people
*] American politician in Ohio
*] (born 1977), Welsh soprano
*], multiple people
*] (born 1991), Eritrean-American model and actress
*] (born 1947), American peace activist
*] (born 1956), British actress
*] (1926–2019), American Roman Catholic bishop
*] (1876–1965), U.S. Senator from Oklahoma
*], Canadian international soccer player
*], Antiguan footballer
*] Australian Olympic snowboarder
*] British film producer
*] (born 1943), American football player and coach
*] (born 1939), American historian and academic
*] (1935–2020), Welsh television chef
*], Venezuelan singer-songwriter
*] (1921–2016), American banker
*], multiple people
*] (1897–1960), German ]
*] (1924–1945), U.S. Marine
*] (born 1949), American actor
*] (born 1973), German TV host, radio dj and journalist
*] (1847–1943), French ]
*], multiple people
*] (1953–2024), American pop singer
*] (born 1964), French TV talk show host


====F==== ====F====
*] (1933–2023), Australian cricket and field hockey player
*], multiple people
*], American baseball player *] (1903–1990), baseball player
* Forrest M. Thomas Jr. (1953–2013), American singer known as ]
*], multiple people
*], multiple people
*], multiple people
*] (1918–1985), American TV presenter and children's author
*], multiple people
*] (born 1957), American automobile designer
*] (1881–1970), American baseball player
*] (c.1812–1885), Royal Navy officer, photographer, and historian


====G==== ====G====
* G. Thomas, pseudonym of American music video director ]
*], multiple people
*] German general *] (1824–1905), French sculptor
*] (born 1896, date of death unknown), French World War I ]
*] (1824–1868), English painter and illustrator
*], multiple people *], multiple people
*] (born 1963), American football player
*], American TV journalist
*], multiple people
*] (born 1977), Welsh rugby union international
* Gene Thomas (1937–2012), American pop singer, one half of the duo ]
*], multiple people
*] (1890–1946) German general
*], multiple people
*] (born 1986), Welsh racing cyclist *] (born 1986), Welsh racing cyclist
*], English film director *], multiple people
*] (1663–1721), Flemish Baroque painter
*] (July 31, 1816 – March 28, 1870) the "Rock of Chickamauga", Union General
*] *] (born 1973), German electronic musician
*] (1922–2005), American salesman
*] (1872–1959), American soprano and composer
*] (born 1967), English football player
*] (1935–2021), British ice hockey player
*], multiple people
*] (born 1950), American baseball player
*] (born 1941), American singer
*] (born 1988), British rower
*] (1909–2003), English horticulturalist and garden designer
*] (born 1938), Australian cricketer
*], multiple people
*] (born 1960), Welsh cricketer who played for England
*] (born 1977), New Zealand equestrian
*] (born 1942), Welsh labour party politician
*], multiple people


====H==== ====H====
*] (born 1976), American visual artist
*], rugby league footballer of the 1920s for New Zealand, and Otago
*], Venezuelan decathlete *], multiple people
*] (1920–2013), American journalist *], multiple people
*], Welsh rugby player *], American luthier
*], British historian * ], Australian rules footballer
*], British admiral *] (born 1982), English rugby union footballer
*] (born 1957), American actress, screenwriter, author and political activist
*] (1850–1912) Oklahoma lawman
*] (1938–2008), Venezuelan Olympic decathlete
*], Australian investigative journalist and author
*] (born 1962), English screenwriter and playwright
*] (1920–2013), American journalist and author
*] (born 1985), Honduran footballer
*], multiple people
*] (1909–2009), American medical science writer
*] (1889–1974), Canadian politician in Nova Scotia
*] (born 1974), American football player and coach
*], American judge
*] (1913–2003), American art historian and archaeologist
*] (1890–1916), Welsh rugby union international
*] (1909–1986), UK radio producer and TV executive
*] (1948–2022), Welsh plant scientist
*] (1905–1995), Canadian wrestler
*], multiple people
*] (1927–2009), Welsh broadcaster, barrister and Liberal politician


====I==== ====I====
*], multiple people *], multiple people
*], revolutionary-era newspaper publisher *] (born 1987), Senegalese basketball player
*], American basketball player *] (born 1976), Welsh rugby union international
*] (born 1961), former American basketball player *] (born 1947), American football cornerback
*], American boxer *] (born 1982), Welsh model and TV personality
*], British Olympic athlete *] (1881–1958), American baseball player
*] (born 1941), American singer
*] (born 1966), American basketball player
*] (born 1971), Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist
*] (1784–1859), American congressman from Tennessee
*], multiple people
*] (born 1991), British cricketer
*] (1913–2000), New Zealand lawyer and NZR administrator
*] (born 1974), British (Welsh) Olympic athlete


====J==== ====J====
*], multiple people
*] (born 1990), winner of the first series of ''The X Factor'' in New Zealand
*] (1833–1911), British Victoria Cross recipient
*] (born 1977), American soccer player
*], victim in a high-profile English murder case from the 1960s *], victim in a high-profile English murder case from the 1960s
*], multiple people *] (born 1982), Welsh footballer
*], British politician *] (born 1955), Jamaican dj and record producer
*] (born 1986), American football player
*] (born 1990), American actor
*] (born 1990), Canadian football defensive tackle
*] (born 1985), American football player
*] (born 1976), American basketball player
*], multiple people
*], multiple people
*], American funk and soul singer
*] (born 1958), American children's book author and illustrator
*], multiple people
*] (1912–1998), Canadian politician
*] (born 1981), American Olympic snowboarder
*] (born 1989), American basketball player
*], US marine and September 11 rescuer
*] (born 1997), Vanuatuan footballer
*] (1948–2017), American actor, comedian and radio talk-show host
*] (born 1960), American football coach
*] (born 2000), American football player
*] (1881–1982), American folk festival promoter
*] (born 1942), Welsh; Master of St Catharine's College, Cambridge
*], pseudonym of American romantic novelist Robert "Bob" Rogers
*] (born 1929), French Roman Catholic bishop
*] (born 1964), French footballer
*] (1950–2018), French politician
*]
*] (born 1990), American football player
*] (born 1973), American fitness model and wrestler
*] (born 1949), British film producer
*] (born 1990), American football running back
*] (born 1984), American basketball player
*] (born 1979), French boxer
*] (born 1983), English footballer *] (born 1983), English footballer
*], multiple people *], multiple people
*] (1927-2001) American artist, principally in Hawaii *] (1927–1993), American operatic tenor
*], multiple people
*], American movie actor
*] (born 1984), Australian netball player
*], American educator
*] (born 1957), American football player
*], multiple people
*] (born 1990), Indian high jumper
*], Canadian novelist and book reviewer
*] (born 1980), American basketball player
*], pen name of American author Jodi Koumalats
*], multiple people
*], multiple people
*] (born 1980), American football player for the Miami Dolphins
*] (born 1949), (East) German Olympic rower
*] and ], multiple people
*] (born 1974), American businessman, attorney and author
*] (1946–2017), US Assistant Secretary of State
*] (born 1982), Welsh rugby union international
*] (born 1981), American TV and movie actor
*] (born 1996), American football player
*], Indian film director
*], multiple people
*], multiple people
*], multiple people
*], Indian politician
*] (1963–2020) American Indian-born information theorist, science, and author
*] (1938–2016), American poet and playwright
*] (born 1998), Pakistani footballer
*] (1895–1970), U.S. Congressman from New Jersey
*], multiple people
*] (born 2000), American football player
*] (1886–1943), American baseball player
*] (died 1879), British woman murdered by her maid
*] (born 1967), Welsh lawn bowler
*], first Chief Minister of Saint Helena
*] (1843–1896), English-born Australian journalist and author
*] (born 1959), British archaeologist
*] (born 1988), American football player
*], multiple people


====K==== ====K====

*], American Medal of Honor recipient
*], multiple people *] (born 1996), Canadian soccer player
*], multiple people *] (born 1957), American composer
*], an African-American photographed shielding a man at a ] rally *] (born 1961), Swiss Olympic cross country skier
*] (born 1989), Canadian Olympic synchronised swimmer
*], English actress
*] (1904–1973), German composer *], multiple people
*] (born 1956), American gymnast *] (born 1985), German footballer
*] (born 1972), American basketball player * Katherine Thomas (born 1966), English-born American musician known as ]
*] (1944–2023), Lord Lieutenant of Mid Glamorgan
*] (born 1979), Irish TV presenter
*], multiple people
*] (born 1981), British Olympic bobsledder
*], multiple people
*] (born 1998), American football player
*] (born 2000), Canadian football player
*], an African-American photographed shielding a white man at a KKK rally
*], multiple people
*] (born 1977), Trinidadian international footballer
*] (born 1996), American basketball player for ] of the ] and the ]
*] (born 1998), American football player
*] (born 1947), American film maker and record producer
*] (born 1977), US American and Canadian football player
*] (born 1984), American singer
*] (born 1993), American rugby player
*] (born 1989), British Olympic gymnast
*] (born 1960), English actress
*] (born 1989), American basketball player
*], multiple people
*] (born 1946), Indian politician
*] (born 1995), English footballer
*] (born 1983), Canadian writer, director, producer, and actor


====L==== ====L====
*] (1866–1935), Louisiana politician *] (born 1990), American football player
*] (1865–1928), Wales international rugby player *] (born 1970), American football player
*], American erotic model *] (born 1988), American basketball player
*] (1903–1992), British physicist *] (born 1995), American baseball player
*] (1804–1875) Secretary of War under ] *] (1932–2013), American actress and dancer
*] (1944–2005) *], multiple people
*] (born 1965), American politician in Chicago
*] (born 1981), American basketball player
*], Welsh lawn and indoor bowler
*], American philosopher and academic
*] (born 1963), American football player
*], retired American brigadier general
*] (born 1992), Australian footballer
*], multiple people
*] (1918–1942), United States Marine Corps pilot
*] (1908–1943), Australian rules footballer
*] (1923–2001), American baseball player
*] (1937–1999), American jazz singer
*] (born 1993), American actor, songwriter and singer
*] (born 1979), American jazz trumpeter, composer and vocalist
*] (born 1975), American TV animation producer, director, animator, comic book artist and writer
*], multiple people
*], multiple people
*] (born 1949), Canadian politician in Winnipeg
*] (born 1961), American athlete and soul musician
*] (1927–2019), Indian lawyer
*], multiple people
* ] (born 1987), American hiker
*] (born 1942), American educator and administrator
*] (1865–1924), English cricketer
*] (1903–1992), British physicist and applied mathematician
*] (born 1991), American football player
*] (1804–1875), American Army officer and temporary Secretary of War under Andrew Johnson
*] (1944–2005), Panamanian-born American poet
*] (1917–2014), Australian cricket player and manager
*] (1843–1905), American judge and congressman
*] (1908–68), Welsh writer
*] (1657–1702), Savoyard Prince and Imperial Austrian Army officer
*] (1885–1962), French writer
*] (1892–1981), American writer, broadcaster, traveler, and businessman *] (1892–1981), American writer, broadcaster, traveler, and businessman
*] (1923–2016), American film and television producer, Alaskan state senator
*] (born 1993), Welsh chef
*], Mayor of Galveston, Texas
*] (born 1981), Mexican musician and singer-songwriter
*] (1959–2021), American football player
*] (born 1939), Welsh cricketer (played for England)
*], American librarian


====M==== ====M====
*], pseudonymous female law professor and sociopath
*], Wales international rugby union captain
*], American basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs *] (1822–1907), American social reformer
*], American college basketball player for the Missouri Tigers in the 1980s *], American politician in Georgia
*] Welsh composer and conductor *], Canadian film and television director
*], multiple people
*] American atheist activist
*] (1909–1986), Welsh composer and conductor
*] (1950–2017), American computer scientist and mathematician
*] (born 1990), Welsh rugby union footballer
*] (born 1983), American football player
*], multiple people
*], multiple people
*] (1896–1966), Indonesian physician
*] (1923–2008), English opera and oratorio singer *] (1923–2008), English opera and oratorio singer
*], investigative journalist *], multiple people
*], American actress, daughter of Danny Thomas *] (born 1937), American actress, daughter of Danny Thomas
*], British software engineer *] (1869–1942), American politician
*], Welsh rugby union player *], multiple people
*], British actor *] (born 1948), British software engineer
*], multiple people *] (born 1987), Welsh rugby union player
*] (1987-2013), I-Kiribati weightlifter *], American keyboard player
*], multiple people *] (1787–1875), Australian poet and settler
*] (born 1963), Australian politician in Victoria
*], multiple people
*], multiple people
*], multiple people
*] (born 1959), Scottish film director
*] (1857–1935), American suffragette and educator
*] (1987–2013), I-Kiribati Olympic weightlifter
*] (born 2006), American basketball player
*] (born 1985), American basketball player
*], Australian actress
*], multiple people
*] (1914–2005), Polish-born French resistance fighter, linguist and American educator
*] (c. 1968 – 1998), American actress
*], and ], multiple people
*] (born 1971), American artist
*] (born 1987), Trinidad and Tobago sprinter
*] (1897–1980), British business executive
*], American author and novelist
*] (born 1964), English footballer
*] Soldier Australian Army RAAC (Born 1997), Soldier
*] (born 1998), Australian curler
*] (born 1990), American football player
*] (1824–1903), Welsh-Australian surgeon and public benefactor


====N==== ====N====
*] (born 1980), Spanish singer and actor
*], Deputy Director of ]<ref>{{Cite news|work=]|title=Ontario prostitution laws remain, for now|author=Michele Mandel|date=December 2, 2010|url=http://www.lfpress.com/news/canada/2010/12/02/16401516.html|accessdate=July 26, 2013}}</ref>
*] (born 1986), Danish pop singer-songwriter
*], American socialist and six-time presidential candidate
*], multiple people
*], Welsh rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s, and 1920s
*] (born c. 1940), Canadian football player
*] (born 1968), English Olympic gymnast
*], Australian comedian
*] (born 1968), American fantasy artist
*], multiple people
*], deputy director of 'Sex Professionals of Canada'
*] (1889–1979), Norwegian Olympic sailor
*] (born 1995), Indian actress
*] Sir John Noel Thomas (1915–1983), British general in WWII
*] (born 1980), English wheelchair curler
*] (born 1996), Canadian swimmer
*], American singer
*], multiple people
*] (1884–1968), American socialist and six-time presidential candidate
*] (born 1954), American football player
*] (Arthur Nutter Thomas) (1869–1954), Anglican Bishop of Adelaide


====O==== ====O====
*], British zoologist *] (1858–1929), British zoologist
*], American actress *] (1894–1920), American actress
* Olivia Jordan Thomas, birth name of ] (born 1988), American actress, model and beauty queen
*] (born 1957), American politician in New Orleans
*] (born 1974), French footballer
*] (born 1982), American basketball player
*] (1882–1963), German astronomer
*], multiple people


====P==== ====P====
*], English writer and historian on the subject of cricket *], Indian film director, producer, scriptwriter and actor
*] (born 1975), Australian swimmer *], American animator
*] (born 1949), American actor, singer, and music producer *], American TV producer, director and casting director
*] (born 1945), French screenwriter and film director
*], multiple people
*] (dancer) (1922–2014)
*], multiple people
*] (born 1950), Indian politician
*] (1930–2020), Welsh historian
*], Indian politician
*] American football coach
*], multiple people
*] (born 1975), Australian Olympic swimmer
*], multiple people
*] (born 1983), British actress
*], multiple people
*] (born 1958), American boxer
*] (born 1969), Indian-American artist
*], Norwegian record producer and dj
*], Canadian musician, dancer and choreographer
*] (1950–2021) Indian politician

====Q====
*] (born 1992), American rapper professionally known as Young Nudy
*] (born 1944), British civil servant


====R==== ====R====
*] (1905–1995), Welsh actress
*], Indian skydiver
*], American computer scientist
*] (born 1980), Antigua and Barbudan international footballer
*], Indian jazz musician
*] (born 1954), Indian politician
*], several people *], several people
*] (c.1902–c.1945), American country blues singer, guitarist and songwriter
*], American Army officer
*] (born 1954), American Christian musician
*] (born 1976), American football player
*] (born 1981), American dancer, martial artist, gymnast and choreographer
*] (born 1974), American football player
*], Australian singer-songwriter
*], several people *], several people
*], several people *], several people
*], American filmmaker
*] (1898–1962), American baseball player
*]. multiple people
*], American politician
*], American politician in Georgia
*] (born 1970), American convicted murderer on death row in California
*], American artist
*], American mathematician
*], multiple people
*] (1922–2009), American politician in Pennsylvania
*] (born 1953), Welsh politician
*], multiple people
*], several people
*] (born 2004), American football player
*], several people *], several people
*], American politician *] (born 1949), American actor and sculptor
*] (1962–2020), American mathematician
*], Welsh poet
*] (born 1995), American football player
*], American comic book writer, and former editor-in-chief for Marvel Comics
*], American baseball player *] (born 1947), Welsh international footballer
*], American college sports coach *] (born 1954), English priest
*], American R&B singer *] (1973–2014), American football player
*], American R&B singer *] (born 1962), French politician
*], American football player *], multiple people
*], American actress *], American actor
*], American mixed martial arts fighter *] (born 1988), French footballer
*], multiple people
*], English actor
*], multiple people
*] (1901–1961), American poet and teacher
*] (born 1947), British writer
*] (born c. 1978), American singer-songwriter
*] (1926–1995), American writer of crime fiction
*] (born 1981), American actor
*], multiple people
*] (born 1971), American R&B singer
*] (1913–2000), Welsh poet and Anglican clergyman
*] (1917–2001), American R&B singer
*] (1924–1991), American football player
*], American operatic tenor
*] (1927–2011), English author
*] (born 1967), British writer
*], multiple people


====S==== ====S====
*] (1925–2007), ] ] *] (born 1939), Australian judge
*], multiple people *] (born 1970), Canadian para-powerlifter
*], Cameroonian musician
*] (1627–1693), English nonjuring clergyman and controversialist
*] (died 1943), New York lawyer
*] (born 1986), Indian film producer and actress
*] (born 1981), American football player
*] (born 1941), American politician in Mississippi
*], multiple people
*] (born 1972), English author
*], multiple people
*] (died 1999), Irish football manager
*] (born 1970), American actor
*] (born 1993), American boxer
*] (born 1991), American football player
*] (born 1990), American fife player
*] (born 1981), Jamaican footballer *] (born 1981), Jamaican footballer
*], Canadian basketball player *], American singer
*] (1879–1962), British Governor of Nyasaland, Gold Coast and the Straits Settlements
*], American competitive eater
*] (born 1984), Canadian basketball player
*], multiple people
*], American writer
*], British businesswoman and politician
*], multiple people *] (born 1975), American novelist
*] (1920–2005), radio/television actress/writer/producer
*] (born 1963), British Olympic sprinter
*Shyniece Thomas, birth name of American rapper ]
*] (born 1953), Welsh actress
*] (born 1953), American judge
*] (born 1993), American football player
*], multiple people
*] (born 1968), British Paralympic basketball player and coach
*] (born 1993), Canadian soccer player
*] (born 1981), American football player
*] (born 1995), American football player
*] (born 1967), American competitive eater
*] (born 1951), American football player
*] (born 1978), American basketball player
*] (born 1984), American football strong safety
*], multiple people
*] (born 2000), American football player
*], multiple people
*] (born 1967), Australian musician
*] (born 1970), American composer
*] (1950–2022), deaf FBI agent
*] (born 1951), English author
*] (born 1972), American artist and former pornographic actress
*] (born 1935), British businesswoman and politician
*] (born 1979), British TV presenter, comedian and actor


====T==== ====T====
*] (1929–2014), American blues musician *] (1929–2014), American blues musician
*], multiple people *], English storyteller
*] (born 1983), Antiguan international footballer
*], American science fiction author
*] (born 1970/71), disgraced American sprint cyclist
*], multiple people
*] (born 1985), American reality TV participant
*] (born 1977), American football player
*] (born 1983), American pornographic actress
*] ({{circa|1945}}–1984), American R&B and disco singer
*] (born 1993), American basketball player in the ]
*] (born 1996), American football player
*] (born 2000), American football player
*], multiple people
*] (born 1984), British drummer and actress
*] (1937–2018), British politician
*] (born 1980), American basketball player
*] (born 1985), American football player
*], multiple people
*] (born 1964), Indian scientist
*], multiple people
*] (1935–2015), American Playwright
*], multiple people
*] (1839–1915), Welsh artist
*] (born 1966), American football player *] (born 1966), American football player
*] (born 1941), American Playwright *] (born 1989), American singer-songwriter
*] (born 1947), Prime Minister of Grenada 2008–2013
*], Australian singer/songwriter, winner of 2021 ]
*], multiple people
*] (born 1955), American beauty pageant title holder and singer
*] and ], multiple people
*], multiple people
*] (born 1985), American basketball player
*] (born 1989), Indian actor
*] (born 1974), American football player
*] (born 1965), American musician and actress
*] (1899–1983), American mathematician
*] (born 1984), American football player
*], multiple people
*] (born 1982), Wales rugby union international hooker
*] (born 1986), Australian hurdler
*], American singer-songwriter and poet
*] (born 1990), American football player *] (born 1990), American football player
*] (born 1986), American basketball player


====V==== ====V====
*], multiple people *] (died 1598), English criminal
*], British pornographic director *], American scientist and inventor
*], American medical researcher *], Puerto Rican attorney
*] (born August 24, 1952), American R&B, jazz and soul blues singer
*] (born 1990), Panamaian track and field athlete
*] (born 1945), English rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s
*] English table tennis player
*] (1936–2016), American Olympic volleyball player
*] (born 1935), Anglo Indian author
*] (1914–1957), New Zealand wrestler
*] (born 1939), Canadian barrel rolling champion
*] (born 1957), American attorney
*] (born 1948), South African-born British pornographic producer
*] (1910–1985), American surgical technician and medical researcher


====W==== ====W====
*] (1859–1934) English architect *]
*] (1923–2019), British television executive
*] (died 1912) English architect
*] (1904–1991) British-Australian broadcaster *] (1958–2005), American comedian
*] (1866–1951), U.S. Representative from Ohio
*], multiple people
*], multiple people
*] (William C. E. Thomas, 1818–1876), American civic leader
*] (born 1961), American businesswoman and former mascot of ''Wendy's''
*] (born 1958 or 1959), New Hampshire state representative
*] (born 1931), Swiss accordionist
*] (born 1987), English footballer
*] (1914–2007), Christian speaker and author
*] (1875–1953), inaugural Bishop of Brandon
*] (1904–1991) British-Australian singer and broadcaster
*] (1892–1976), German Generalleutnant during World War II
*], multiple people
*] (born 1937), American basketball player
*] (1863–1947), American sociologist

====X====
*] (born 1999), American football player

====Y====
*] (born 1990), English rugby union footballer

====Z====
*], multiple people
*] (born 1989), English-born footballer who plays for St. Kitts and Nevis

==Fictional characters==
* ], character in the British soap opera ''Emmerdale''
* Chad Thomas, character in the 2022 ] film '']''
* Grace Thomas, ] character, "Girl of the Year" for 2015
* ], character in the British soap opera ''Emmerdale''
* Meg Thomas, character in the 2016 online multiplayer horror game '']''
* Jackie Lynn Thomas, a sexy character from ]
* ], Thomas The Tiger, Thomas The Crocodile, Thomas The Piglet, and Little Thomas, five characters from ]


==See also== ==See also==
*], New Zealand rock band
*], a steam locomotive on the Talyllyn Railway, Wales
*], Wales-based shipping company
*], an American sitcom that aired on ABC from 1992 to 1993
*], featured in several novels by Dean Koontz
*], the first of such novels
*], a 2013 film based on the Dean Koontz novel of the same name
*], founded in 1908 in Janesville, Wisconsin
*], baseball stadium in Leesburg, Florida
*], German short mockumentary film
*], American architectural firm
*] British country music band
*] *]
*]
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==References== ==References==
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Thomas
Origin
Meaning"son of Thomas"
Region of originGreat Britain, France, Germany, and Netherlands

Thomas is a common surname of English, Welsh, Irish, Scottish, French, German, Dutch, and Danish origin.

It derives from the medieval personal name, of Biblical origin, from Hebrew תאומא t'om'a, a byname meaning 'twin'. It was borne by one of the disciples of Christ, best known for his skepticism about Christ's resurrection (John 20, John 20:24–29). The th- spelling in English results from the initial letter of the name in the Greek New Testament being a theta. The English pronunciation as t rather than a dental fricative is the result of French influence from an early date. In Britain, the surname is widely distributed throughout the country, but especially common in Cornwall and Wales. Thomas is the ninth most common surname in the United Kingdom. It is found as a personal name among Christians in India, it is also used as a family name among the Saint Thomas Christian families from Kerala, South India.

In the 1990 United States Census, Thomas was the twelfth most common surname, accounting for 0.3% of the population.

In France, Thomas (pronounced [tɔmɑ]) is the third most widespread surname after Martin and Bernard, with over 100,000 people with this name.

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  • Yann Thomas (born 1990), English rugby union footballer

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References

  1. "Thomas Surname Meaning, Origins & Distribution". forebears.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
  2. Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-508137-4.
  3. United States Census Bureau (9 May 1995). s:1990 Census Name Files dist.all.last (1-100). Retrieved on 4 July 2008.
  4. "NotreFamille.com – Le Magazine des Mamans | Surname Thomas in France". notrefamille.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
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