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A common English and Scottish surname meaning "son of Thomas", a variant spelling of Thompson.
"J. J. Thomson discovered the electron."
How to Use Thomson
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA surname meaning "son of Thomas", spelled without the "p".
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Etymology
From Tom plus -son, meaning "son of Thomas"; a variant spelling of Thompson.