Boy name origins & meanings Greek : TwinEnglish : Prepared Boy name variations Thomas Tomas Tomaso Tom Thom Thos Tommy Thomson Massey Tamas Thompsen Thompsun Family name origins & meanings English : patronymic from Thomas. Thompson is widely distributed throughout Britain, but is most common in northern England and northern Ireland.Americanized form of Thomsen. Famous people with this last name Emma Thompson Lea Thompson