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Thomas is the ninth most common surname in the United Kingdom. [1] 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. [2] In the 1990 United States Census, Thomas was the twelfth most common surname, accounting for 0.3% of the population. [3]
Thomas is a male name of Aramaic origins. The English spelling Thomas is a transliteration through Latin Thomas , of the approximate Greek transliteration ( Ancient Greek : Θωμᾶς , romanized : Thōmâs ), from Imperial Aramaic: תאמא , romanized: Tawmɑʔ ), meaning ' twin '.
These different linguistic backgrounds are reflected in differing frequencies of surnames, as shown in the table below. On 31 December 1997 there were 316 295 different surnames in Belgium (total population: 11,521,238). Note — the following table contains the ten most common surnames in each of the three federal regions as of 1 January 2021 ...
For ease of use, the [i] in front of the last name, and the ending _ve, were dropped. If the last name ends in [a], then removing the [j] would give the name of the patriarch or the place, as in, Grudaj - j = Gruda (place in MM). Otherwise, removing the whole ending [aj] yields the name of founder or place of origin, as in Lekaj - aj = Lek(ë).
Thomas (surname) Saint Thomas (disambiguation) Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, and Doctor of the Church; Thomas the Apostle; Thomas (bishop of the East Angles) (fl. 640s–650s), medieval Bishop of the East Angles; Thomas (Archdeacon of Barnstaple) (fl. 1203), Archdeacon of Barnstaple; Thomas, Count of Perche ...
Tomás is a Spanish, Portuguese, and Irish (also in the archaic forms Thomaz, Thomás and Tomaz) given name equivalent of Thomas. It may refer to: Tomás de Anchorena (1783–1847), Argentine statesman and lawyer; Tomás de Bhaldraithe (1916–1996), Irish language scholar and lexicographer; Tomás de Herrera (1804–1859), Neogranadine ...
Thoma is a version of Thomas, originating from Aramaic t’om’a, meaning ‘twin’, and may refer to: Antonius von Thoma (1829–1897), German Roman Catholic archbishop; Annette Thoma (1886–1974), German composer; Busso Thoma (1899–1945), German army officer; hanged for his part in the July 20 assassination attempt on Hitler
Tomás is a Spanish, Portuguese, or Irish surname, equivalent of Thomas. It may refer to: Antonio Tomás (born 1985), professional Spanish footballer; Belarmino Tomás (1892–1950), Asturian trade unionist and socialist politician; Fray Tomás de Berlanga (1487–1551), fourth bishop of Panama; Joan Tomás Campasol (born 1985), Spanish footballer