| ![Show Contents]() Thomes History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Thomes is a name of ancient Norman origin. It arrived in England with the Norman Conquest of 1066. Thomes is a name that comes from the ancient given name Thomas, which itself is derived from the Aramaic name Teoma, meaning twin. 1 Early Origins of the Thomes familyThe surname Thomes was first found in Essex, where John Thomme was listed at Colchester in 1311. Later, John Thoms was found in the Subsidy Rolls for Somerset in 1327. 1 Early History of the Thomes familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Thomes research. Another 111 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1433, 1473 and 1663 are included under the topic Early Thomes History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Thomes Spelling VariationsAnglo-Norman names are characterized by a multitude of spelling variations. When the Normans became the ruling people of England in the 11th century, they introduced a new language into a society where the main languages of Old and later Middle English had no definite spelling rules. These languages were more often spoken than written, so they blended freely with one another. Contributing to this mixing of tongues was the fact that medieval scribes spelled words according to sound, ensuring that a person's name would appear differently in nearly every document in which it was recorded. The name has been spelled Thom, Thomes, Thome, Toms, Tom, Thoms and others. Early Notables of the Thomes familyMore information is included under the topic Early Thomes Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.  Migration of the Thomes family to Ireland
Some of the Thomes family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. More information about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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For many English families, the political and religious disarray that plagued their homeland made the frontiers of the New World an attractive prospect. Thousands migrated, aboard cramped disease-ridden ships. They arrived sick, poor, and hungry, but were welcomed in many cases with far greater opportunity than at home in England. Many of these hardy settlers went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Among early immigrants bearing the name Thomes or a variant listed above were:
Thomes Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Nathaniel Thomes, who arrived in New England in 1679 2
| Contemporary Notables of the name Thomes (post 1700) | + |
- Ephraim Thomes, American politician, First Selectman of Norwalk, Connecticut, 1899 3
- Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
- 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)
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 19) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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