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Early Origins of the Thomassen family

The surname Thomassen was first found in Burgundy (French: Bourgogne), an administrative and historical region of east-central France where this distinguished family held a family seat in the honor of the seigneurie of Mont Boillon.

Early History of the Thomassen family

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Thomassen Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Thomassin, Thomasin, Thomesson, Thomeson, Thomazin, de Thomassin, Thomassen, Thomassin, Thomasin and many more.

Early Notables of the Thomassen family

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Thomassen Ranking

In Netherlands, the name Thomassen is the 666th most popular surname with an estimated 2,778 people with that name. 1


United States Thomassen migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Thomassen Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • Barent Thomassen, who landed in New York in 1631 2
  • Reynier Thomassen, (Thijmensz), who arrived in New Netherlands, (New York), in 1636 aboard the ship "Rensselaerswyck" 3
  • Gertrud Andries Thomassen, who arrived in New Netherland(s) in 1648 2
  • Jan Thomassen, who landed in New Netherland(s) in 1648 2
  • Hans Thomassen, who arrived in New Netherland(s) in 1652 2
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
Thomassen Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Johannes Thomassen, who arrived in Baltimore, Maryland in 1847 2
  • Mietje Thomassen, who landed in Baltimore, Maryland in 1847 2
  • Thomas Thomassen, who arrived in Baltimore, Maryland in 1847 2
  • Wilhelmina Thomassen, who landed in Baltimore, Maryland in 1847 2
  • Willem Thomassen, who arrived in Baltimore, Maryland in 1847 2
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Thomassen (post 1700) +

  • Ivar Thomassen (1954-2016), Norwegian folk singer, songwriter, and jazz pianist


  1. "Most Common Last Names in Netherlands." Forebears, https://forebears.io/netherlands/surnames
  2. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  3. Pilgrim Ship's of 1600's Retrieved January 6th 2023, retrieved from https://www.packrat-pro.com/ships/shiplist.htm


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