The distinguished Czech surname Tomass is derived from the personal name "Tomasz" and means "son of Tomasz." The personal name is the Slavic form of the English "Thomas."
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Early Origins of the Tomass family
The surname Tomass was first found in Bohemia, where the name is thought to have first emerged. The personal name "Thomas" and its many variations were common throughout Europe during the Middle Ages; therefore, it is likely that several branches of the surname Tomass emerged independently in several areas of Bohemia, Moravia, Silesia, and Poland under a number of different forms. The earliest known family of this name was the Tomicki family of Galizia, first recorded in Posen in 1460. The young branches of the Tomass family were instrumental during this early period, playing major roles in the development of the medieval society of their various regions.
Early History of the Tomass family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Tomass research. Another 99 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1589, 1652, 1704, 1774, 1789, 1791 and 1863 are included under the topic Early Tomass History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Tomass Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Tomek, Toman, Tuma, Tomas, Tomes, Toms, Tomicki, Tomasz, Tomala, Tomsu, Thomassich and many more.
Early Notables of the Tomass family
Another 30 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Tomass Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Migration of the Tomass family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Benedict Tomas, who settled in Pennsylvania in 1737; Matthew Toman, who was naturalized in Allegany County, Maryland in 1840; Ida Tomek, who sailed from Bremen to New York in 1866.
