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Where did the Thomas coat of arms come from? When did the Thomas family first arrive in the United States?

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Origin Displayed: English-Alt

Origins Available: English-Alt, English, German, Welsh-Alt, Welsh

Spelling variations of this family name include: Thomas, Tomas, MacThomas, FitzThomas, Thomasett and others.

First found in Goucestershire, Lincolnshire, and Hamptonshire where Thomas of Bayeux (1070-1100), Bishop of Worcester and Archbishop of York, held land as listed in the Domesday book of 1086.

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Joe, John, Robert, and Nathaniel Thomas, who all settled in Virginia in 1621; as did Christopher Thomas in 1635 and Evan Thomas in 1653; Bary Thomas, who left Bristol for America between the years 1654-1679.

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Suggested Readings for the name Thomas
Ancestors and Kin... by Robert Walden Coggeshall, The Descendants of William Thomas by Francis Marion Ammon, Thomas Ancestors: A History of a Thomas Family by Mark Everett Thomas.

Some noteworthy people of the name Thomas
  • William Thomas (b. 1959), American international authority on geriatric medicine
  • Cyrus Thomas (1825-1910), American anthropologist and entomologist
  • Danny Thomas (1914-1991), American nightclub comedian and television and film actor (born Muzyad Yahkoob)
  • Dave Thomas (1932-2002), the founder of Wendy’s International restaurant chain and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom
  • Margaret "Marlo" Thomas (b. 1938), American actress best known for her role as Ann Marie on the television show "That Girl."
  • Edward Donnall Thomas (b. 1920), American physician, researcher, co-winner of the 1990 Nobel Prize in Medicine
  • Michael Tilson Thomas (b. 1944), American conductor, pianist and composer
  • Martha Crey Thomas (1857-1935), American feminist
  • Norman Mattoon Thomas (1884-1968), American socialist leader
  • Sergeant Herbert Joseph Thomas (1918-1943), American Marine awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor in 1943

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Thomas, sept of the Clan MacIntosh

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Thomas is also a Sept of the Clan Chattan

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