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Early Origins of the Thomason family

The surname Thomason 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 Thomason family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Thomason research. Another 77 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1619, 1695, 1697, 1721 and 1766 are included under the topic Early Thomason History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Thomason 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 Thomason family

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Thomason Ranking

In the United States, the name Thomason is the 1,324^th most popular surname with an estimated 22,383 people with that name. 1

Thomason migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Thomason Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Mr. Thomason who settled in Virginia in 1649
John Thomason, who landed in Virginia in 1677 2

Thomason Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Thomas Thomason, who arrived in Virginia in 1703 2
Alice Thomason, who arrived in Virginia in 1705 2
Moses Thomason, who arrived in Virginia in 1740 2
Moses Thomason, who settled in Virginia in 1740
Alex Thomason, who landed in Virginia in 1740 2

Thomason Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

John Thomason, who settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1818
Alex Thomason, who settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1844
Osmund Thomason, who landed in Illinois in 1844 2

Thomason migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Thomason Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. Joseph Thomason, English convict who was convicted in London, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Bengal Merchant" on 24th March 1838, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 3
Mr. John Thomason, English convict who was convicted in Lancaster, Lancashire, England for 10 years, transported aboard the "Emerald Isle" on 25th June 1842, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 4

Thomason migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Thomason Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

James Thomason, aged 45, a shepherd, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Howrah" in 1874
Clementina Thomason, aged 44, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Howrah" in 1874
Arthur Thomason, aged 15, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Howrah" in 1874
Eliza Thomason, aged 14, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Howrah" in 1874
Clementina Thomason, aged 12, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Howrah" in 1874
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Thomason (post 1700) +

Arthur Wilson Thomason (1889-1944), American Major League Baseball outfielder
Robert Wayne Thomason (1952-1995), American mathematician who worked on algebraic K-theory
Dustin Thomason, American writer, best known as the co-writer of the 2004 novel The Rule of Four
Melvin Erskine Thomason (b. 1948), American Major League Baseball player
Sarah Grey "Sally" Thomason, American scholar of linguistics
John William Thomason Jr. (1893-1944), Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Marine Corps
Jeffrey David Thomason (b. 1969), former American NFL football tight end from San Diego, California
Robert Lee "Bobby" Thomason (b. 1928), former American NFL football quarterback
Robert Ewing Thomason (1879-1973), American politician, Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, Mayor of El Paso
Harry Z. Thomason (b. 1940), American film and television producer and director, best known for the television series Designing Women
... (Another 24 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 13th October 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/bengal-merchant
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 27th March 2022). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/emily