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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
- Samuel Thomas -- --, 1697 Massachusetts
- Anna Magdalena Thomas -- --, 1715 December 0, 1762 Baden-Wuerttemberg
- Nancy Elizabeth Thomas -- --, 1859 February 22, 1899 Virginia
- Sarah Jane Thomas -- --, 1850 July 2, 1938 West Virginia
- Mollie Price Thomas -- --, 1861 August 21, 1893 Texas
Thomas Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Vivian Ann Thomas -- --, 1950 May 10, 1950 Kentucky
- Dollie Thomas -- --, 1923 October 5, 2005 Kentucky
- Alcinda Thomas -- --, 1869 December 0, 1884 West Virginia
- Jonathan J Thomas -- --, 1823 February 22, 1902 Alabama
- Mary Thomas -- --, 1752 December 0, 1814 North Carolina
