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Where did the German Thomas family come from? What is the German Thomas family crest and coat of arms? When did the Thomas family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Thomas family history?
The ancient roots of the Thomas family are found in the German state of Bavaria. The Thomas surname, was a local name, for someone who lived in Bavaria.
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Please remember that this page is only a small extract of our complete history that includes: - Ancient origin of the name (usually pre-1100)
- Known spelling variations
- Early movement of the family name during the Middle Ages
- Noteworthy bearers from the 1500-1600s
- First settlers to North America
- Notable contemporary bearers of the name
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One can encounter great variation in the spelling of surnames: in early times, spelling in general, and thus the spelling of names was not yet standardized; and later, spellings would change with branching and movement of families. Variations of the name Thomas include Thoma, Thoman, Thom, Thoms, Toma, Thomas, Tomas, Thomasius, Thoeman, Thome, Thomen, Thomme, Thomm, Demel, Dehmel and many more.First found in Bavaria, where this surname surfaced in mediaeval times as one of the notable families of the region. From the 13th century onwards the name was associated with the great social and economic evolution which made this territory a landmark contributor to the development of the nation.
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Our PDF Extended History includes the early history!
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Thomas research. Another 204 words(15 lines of text) covering the years 1635, 1655, 1669, 1728, 1746, 1775, and 1776 are included under the topic Early Thomas History in all our PDF Extended History products.
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Our PDF Extended History includes the early notables!
Another 53 words(4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Thomas Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.
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This is a small excerpt from our full listing of settlers for the name Thomas. Our PDF Extended History provide the complete listing from our dbase of over 500,000 settlers!
German settlers were among the most common to come to North America between the mid-17th and mid-20th centuries. Poverty and religious persecution drove many Bavarians to make this long trek. tenant farmers were also enticed by the prospect of owning land. From east to west, these German immigrants populated the United States, settling in Pennsylvania, Texas, New York, Illinois, and California. Ontario and the prairie provinces of Canada also provided homes to many. Early settlers bearing the Thomas surname or a spelling variation of the name include:
Thomas Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century
- Joe, John, Robert, and Nathaniel Thomas, who all settled in Virginia in 1621
- Christopher Thomas settled in Virginia in 1635
- Carsten Thomas, aged 28, arrived in New Netherland(s) in 1639
- Abra Thomas, who arrived in Virginia in 1648
- Caleb Thomas, who landed in Maryland in 1651
Thomas Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- Matheus Thomas, who sailed for America in 1709 with his wife and daughters
- Heinrich Thomas came to America in 1709 settling in Carolina or Pennsylvania
- Andreas Thomas, who landed in New York, NY in 1710-1714
- Alexander Thomas, who settled in Virginia in 1717
- Edwin Thomas, who came to Nevis in 1747
Thomas Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- Amyus Thomas, who arrived in New York in 1807
- Angus Thomas, aged 45, landed in New York in 1812
- Carl Thomas, who arrived in Texas in 1846
- Llewellyn Thomas, who was naturalized in Iowa in 1851
- A S Thomas, who arrived in San Francisco, Cal in 1851
Thomas Settlers in the United States in the 20th Century
- Austin William Thomas, who landed in Mississippi in 1902
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- 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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Another 10 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products. MoreMore about the Thomas History...
We have comprised a great deal of suggested readings that would be of interest to you and your family.
- 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.
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Our PDF Coat of Arms + Extended History product is the whole package all in one. With a full color Coat of Arms along with a very detailed History, full symbolism, bibliography and settlers listed by the centuries.
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- Rietstap, Johannes Baptist. Armorial Général. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
- Zoder, Rudolf. Familiennamen in Ostfalen. Hildesheim: Geog Olms Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1968. Print.
- Strassburger, Ralph B. German Pioneers The Original Lists of Arrivals in the Port of Philadelphia 3 Volumes. Baltimore: Picton Press, 1992. Print. (ISBN 978-0929539980).
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The Thomas Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Thomas Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.
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