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Thomas Family History
Thomas Genealogy & Family TreeThomas is an English name first found in Gloucestershire, Lincolnshire, and Hamptonshire, England, where Archbishop of York and Bishop of Worcester, Thomas of Bayeux, lived. It comes from the given name Thomas, popular in Medieval times because of the biblical figure Thomas, where the phrase “doubting Thomas” originates. The original Aramaic t’om’a means “twin.” Roots of this name are also found in Germany, Wales, France, and the Netherlands. It is the third most common name in France; the ninth most common name in the U.K.; the fourteenth most common in the United States; and is used frequently taken on by Christian families in India. The family motto is Virtus invicta gloriosa which means “Unconquered virtue is glorious.”
Other spellings include “Tomas,” “Thomason,” “Tomason,” “MacThomas,” “FitzThomas,” and “Thomasett.” Notable people with the surname include American businessman Dave Thomas (founder of Wendy’s), Welsh poet Dylan Thomas, American actor Jonathan Taylor Thomas (Home Improvement, The Lion King, Smallvile), and English actress Kristen Scott Thomas (Four Weddings and a Funeral, the English Patient, Mission: Impossible). The first Thomases to come to America were Joe, John, Robert, and Nathaniel Thomas in Virginia in 1621.
Thomas Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- John Thomas, (Thomas) -- --, 1715 September 9, 1793 Virginia
- John Thomas Thomas -- --, 1715 September 9, 1793
- James Thomas -- --, 1794 April 21, 1807
- Noah Thomas -- --, 1818 December 23, 1892 Indiana
- Hendley Thomas -- --, 1807 February 3, 1852 South Carolina
Thomas Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Elijah Thomas -- --, 1777 April 7, 1866
- Elizabeth Thomas -- --, 1774 October 16, 1857
- Francis Thomas -- --, 1781 September 23, 1866 North Carolina
- Virginia Thomas -- --, 1892 December 8, 1941 Indiana
- Flora J. Thomas -- --, 1859 January 26, 1928 North Carolina
