Thom 317054 193579590 2008-02-23T22:58:03Z Grsz11 3738871 /* People With Thom as Surname */ The [[surname]] '''Thom''' is of [[Scotland|Scottish]] origin, from the city of [[Aberdeen]], [[Aberdeenshire (historic)|Aberdeenshire]] and [[Angus]], part of clan [[Stuart]] or [[Stewart]] and are also listed as a sept of the [[Clan MacThomas]]. Many Thoms can be found in [[Ontario]], Canada and [[New York]]. Thom is also a first name variant of the abbreviation "Tom" of "Thomas" that hold the "h". ==People named Thoms== * [[Lesley Thoms BSc]] Psychologist (United Kingdom). ==People With Thom as Surname== * [[Alexander Thom]] (1894-1985), archaeo-astronomer * [[Andreas Thom]] (1965- ) a former German football player. * [[Bing Thom]] (1940- ) a Canadian architect. * [[Cameron E. Thom]] (1825–1915) an early settler in California, a Confederate officer, and a lawyer. * [[Cristy Thom]] (1971- ) an American model, actress, and artist. * [[Stewart Thom]] * [[Gerard Thom]] * [[James Alexander Thom]] * [[James Crawford Thom]] * [[John Nichols Thom]] * [[Linda Thom]] * [[Margaret Thom]] * [[René Thom]] (1923-2002), French mathematician * [[Ronald Thom]] * [[Sandi Thom]] (born [[August 11]], [[1981]]), singer-songwriter * [[William Thom]] * [[Shauna Thom]] * [[Gary Thom]] ==Distribution of the surname Thom== *[http://www.spatial-literacy.org/uclnames/Map.aspx?name=THOM&year=1881&altyear=1998&country=GB&type=name Distribution of the surname Thom in Great Britain, 1881] *[http://www.spatial-literacy.org/uclnames/Map.aspx?name=THOM&year=1998&altyear=1881&country=GB&type=name Distribution of the surname Thom in Great Britain, 1998] == See also == * [[Thom Merrilin]], a gleeman in [[Robert Jordan]]'s series ''[[The Wheel of Time]]''. * [[Thomsen]], from [[Fife]] (originally from [[Denmark]]) * [[Thomson]], from [[Fife]] * [[Thom Yorke]], lead singer-songwriter, and musician of English alternative band Radiohead [[Category:Surnames]] [[Category:Scottish families]] {{surname-stub}} {{given-name-stub}} {{Scotland-stub}} [[de:Thom]]