| ![Show Contents]() Thon History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Germany The German surname Thon originated as a short form of the Roman name Antonius (the English Anthony.) It is the name of two major Christian saints, St. Anthony (ca.250-350,) who was the father of Christian monasticism, and Anthony of Padua (1195-1231), the Franciscan monk, who became the patron saint of Padua and Portugal. In granting their children holy names, medieval parents sought to reaffirm their Christian beliefs and to secure protection from the namesake. The name Tönsing is a Low German diminutive of the name Antonius, and Tönnies is a short form, as in Tönnies Alberdes, recorded in Lippe in 1571. Other German variants include Don, Ton, Thon and Dohn. The surname Thon, thus, comes about as a patronymic, a surname derived from the personal name of the father. Early Origins of the Thon familyThe surname Thon was first found in Westphalia and the Lower Rhineland, where the name Thon emerged in medieval times as one of the notable families of the region. From the 13th century the surname was identified with the great social and economic evolution which made this territory a landmark contributor to the development of the nation. The earliest mentions of the surname are Heinz Ton, who was recorded in Immenstaad in 1423, and Johann Tonsing, who was recorded in the area of Osnabröck in 1649. Early History of the Thon familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Thon research. Another 59 words (4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Thon History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Thon Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Tönnies, Tönies, Töns, Tönniges, Toenniges, Tuns, Tönsing, Tönsen, Tönnsen, Tönjes, Tönsmann, Tönsmeyer, Tönnissen, Thon, Thons, Thonissen and many more. Early Notables of the Thon familyMore information is included under the topic Early Thon Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Thon migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Thon Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Ferdinant Thon, who landed in New York, NY in 1782 [1]
Thon Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Gotthold Christian Thon, aged 26, who arrived in Missouri in 1844 [1]
- Jakob Thon, who landed in America in 1844 [1]
- Jonas Thon, who arrived in St Clair County, Illinois in 1854 [1]
- Christian Ernst Thon, who arrived in America in 1869 [1]
| Contemporary Notables of the name Thon (post 1700) | + |
- Richard William "Dickie" Thon (b. 1958), American former shortstop in Major League Baseball
- Olaf Thon (b. 1966), retired German footballer
- Olav Thon (b. 1923), Norwegian real estate developer and philanthropist
- Konstantin Andreyevich Thon (1794-1881), official architect of Imperial Russia during the reign of Nicholas I
- 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)
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Thon migration to the United States 
