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Early Origins of the Tommy family

The surname Tommy was first found in Venice (Italian: Venezia), and seaport occupying one of the most remarkable sites of the world. Centralizing on the Grand Canal the history of the city can be traced through the different styles of architecture Byzantine, Gothic, early Renaissance and late Renaissance. It is rich in ancient palaces, churches, libraries, galleries, monuments, statues, treasures and artifacts. Its history is abundant in politics, art, religion, scholarship and conflict. The ducal palace was commenced in 1309. In those ancient times only persons of rank, the podesta, clergy, city officials, army officers, artists, landowners were entered into the records. To be recorded at this time, at the beginning of recorded history, was of itself a great distinction and indicative of noble ancestry.

Early History of the Tommy family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Tommy research. Another 83 words (6 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Tommy History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Tommy Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Tummillo, Tomisto, Tomei, Tomèo, Tomè, Tommèi, Tommè, Tomini, Tumino, Tuminèlli, Tumiòtto, Tumiàti, Tumiàtti, Tomissi, Tomizza, Tumissi, Tumizza, Tommaso, Tommasèo and many more.

Early Notables of the Tommy family

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Migration of the Tommy family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Jacob Tomme, who came to Pennsylvania in 1738; B. Tammy, who came to Baltimore in 1825; Ludwig Tomme, who arrived in New York, NY in 1866; George Tomme, who settled in Kansas in 1877.

Contemporary Notables of the name Tommy (post 1700) +

  • Per-Åke Tommy Persson (1946-2021), known by the stage name Peps Persson, a Swedish blues and reggae musician and social critic, recipient of an honorary award at the Grammis ceremony in 2007
  • Erik Tommy Nilsson (b. 1960), Swedish rock singer and composer
  • T. Tommy Cutrer, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1980 1
  • Tommy Durden (1919-1999), American steel guitarist and songwriter, co-writer of Elvis Presley's Heartbreak Hotel
  • Tommy Allen Patton (1935-2025), American professional baseball player, career extended from 1953 through 1961, catcher
  • Tommy Fleetwood (b. 1991), born Thomas Paul Fleetwood, an English PGA professional golfer who won the 2025 Tour Championship for his first win on the PGA Tour
  • Tommy McLain (1940-2025), American swamp pop musician, inducted into The Louisiana Music Hall of Fame
  • Tommy Gallagher (1942-2025), Irish Social Democratic and Labour Party politician, a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Fermanagh and South Tyrone (1998-2011)
  • Tommy Gale, former American NASCAR Cup Series driver
  1. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 23) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html

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