Thomsen

Thomsen is a Danish patronymic surname meaning "son of Tom (or Thomas)", itself derived from the Aramaic תום or Tôm, meaning "twin". There are many varied surname spellings, with the first historical record believed to be found in 1252. Thomsen is uncommon as a given name.[1][2][3]

Thomsen
Origin
Meaningson of Thomas
Region of originDenmark
Other names
Variant form(s)Thomason, Thomson, Thompson

People with the surname Thomsen include:

B

  • Britta Thomsen (born 1954), Danish politician and member of the European Parliament

C

E

F

  • Finn Thomsen (born 1955), Danish motorcycle speedway rider
  • Fred Thomsen (1897–1986), American college football player and coach

G

  • Gerhard Thomsen (1899-1934), German mathematician who worked in various branches of geometry
  • Grímur Thomsen (1820–1896), Icelandic poet and editor
  • Grover C. Thomsen, Danish-American chemist who created the soft drink Big Red (drink) in 1937
  • Gunnar H. Thomsen, Faroese musician and member of Týr (band), a Faroese heavy metal band active 1998–present

H

I

K

  • Knud Vad Thomsen (1905–1971) Danish composer
  • Dr. Keith Thomsen (Born 1958) American Environmental Engineer and Researcher

L

M

  • Mads Thomsen (born 1989), Danish former professional football forward
  • Mason Thomsen (2001-), Amazing American Dane. VP of Project Lisa and CFO of Elevate
  • Mark A. Thomsen (born 1956), American operatic tenor
  • Marlene Thomsen (born 1971), Danish former badminton player
  • Martha Thomsen (born 1957), American model
  • Martinus Thomsen (1890–1981), Danish writer and mystic
  • Moritz Thomsen (1915–1991), American farmer and writer

P

  • Philipp Thomsen, a perpetually drunken Kriegsmarine submarine commander in the book and film Das Boot
  • Pia Thomsen, Danish cricketer
  • Poul Mathias Thomsen, Danish economist working for the International Monetary Fund

S

T

  • Thoke Fillip Anders Thomsen, Danish producer and DJ using pseudonym Senzar
  • Till Thomsen, German curler
  • Tina Thomsen (born 1975), Danish-born Australian actress
  • Tue Bjørn Thomsen (1972–2006), Danish professional boxer

U

V

References

  1. Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, Oxford Dictionary of First Names, Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1, p. 260.
  2. "Thomsen Surname Meaning and Distribution". ancestry.co.uk. Retrieved 25 January 2014
  3. "Surname: Thomsen". surnamedb.com. Name Origin Research. Retrieved 2014-05-07.

See also

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