Thomsen
Thomsen
78,000
Population
#15
Country Rank
0.0%
of Population
Danish Names
Culture
Origin & History
Patronymic surname meaning 'son of Thomas', from the Aramaic Ta'oma', meaning 'twin'. The name was spread through Denmark via veneration of the Apostle Thomas and later Saint Thomas Becket, whose cult attracted widespread pilgrimage in the 12th and 13th centuries. Thomsen is the dominant Scandinavian spelling, while the English form is Thompson or Thomson. Approximately 78,000 Danes bear this surname.