<Tr> <Th> Related names </Th> <Td> Di Tommaso, MacTavish, MacTamhais, Tavis, Thom, Thomas, Thomason, Thomassen, Thomasson, Thomson, Tom, Tomadze, Tomašević, Tomashov, Tomashvili, Tomaszewicz, Tomescu, Tommasi, Tumasian, Tumasyan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Footnotes: </Td> </Tr> <P> Thompson is a patronymic surname of English and Scottish origin, with a variety of spellings meaning "son of Thom". An alternative origin may be geographical, arising from the placename Thompson . Thom (p) son is the English translation of MacTavish, which is also the Anglicized version of the Gaelic name of MacTamhais . During the Plantation period, settlers carried the name to Ireland . It is the 14th most common surname in the United Kingdom and 17th most common in the United States . According to the 1990 United States Census, Thompson was the seventeenth most frequently reported surname, accounting for 0.27% of the population . </P> <Ul> <Li> Addison Roswell Thompson (1911--1976), Louisiana segregationist politician </Li> <Li> Ahmir Khalib Thompson (born 1971), aka Questlove, African - American musician, DJ, and record producer </Li> <Li> Andrew Thompson (manager) (1845--1895), baseball manager </Li> <Li> Archie Thompson (born 1978), Australian football (soccer) player for Melbourne Victory </Li> <Li> Ben Thompson (lawman) (1842--1884), gunfighter and gambler </Li> <Li> Benjamin Thompson (1753--1814), Anglo - American physicist, usually called "Count Rumford" </Li> <Li> Bill Thompson (disambiguation), several people </Li> <Li> Bodene Thompson (born 1988), New Zealand Rugby League player </Li> <Li> Bradley Thompson, American television producer and writer </Li> <Li> Bronwyn Thompson (born 1978), Australian long jumper </Li> <Li> Bryan Thompson (disambiguation), several people </Li> <Li> Cameron Thompson (born 1960), Australian politician </Li> <Li> Carl V. Thompson, American engineer </Li> <Li> Cec Thompson, British rugby league footballer </Li> <Li> Charles C. Thompson, (born 1961) American Catholic bishop </Li> <Li> Charles Thompson (disambiguation), several people </Li> <Li> Chris Thompson (disambiguation), several people </Li> <Li> Corey Thompson, (born 1990), Australian Rugby League player </Li> <Li> D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson (1860--1948), Scottish biologist and mathematician </Li> <Li> Daley Thompson (born 1958), twice Olympic gold medalist in the decathlon </Li> <Li> Dan Thompson (swimmer) (born 1956), Canadian butterfly swimmer </Li> <Li> Dave Thompson (comedian), British standup comedian </Li> <Li> David Thompson (disambiguation), several people, including: <Ul> <Li> David Thompson (explorer) (1770--1857), Canadian explorer </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Del Thompson (born 1958), American football player </Li> <Li> Des Thompson (1928--2010), English footballer </Li> <Li> Dickie Thompson (1917--2007), American guitarist and songwriter </Li> <Li> Dicky Thompson (born 1957), American professional golfer </Li> <Li> Dijon Thompson (born 1983), American basketball player for Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Basketball Premier League </Li> <Li> Don Thompson (disambiguation), several people </Li> <Li> Duncan Thompson, Australian rugby league footballer </Li> </Ul>

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