In the world, Thomson (Thomson 
, トムソン 
, Томсон 
, and others...) is quite a common dominantly masculine, but uncommonly female forename. The first name Thomson is habitual in Hong Kong, where it is quite a rare boy's name, Nigeria, where it is quite a rare unisex name, and Zambia, where it is quite a rare boy's name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Nigeria, Tanzania, and Indonesia. More frequently, Thomson is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Thomson | United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, United States, Nigeria |
| トムソン | Japan |
| Томсон | Belarus, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Russia |
| תומסון | Israel |
Thomson is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: .
| giles thomson British bishop (b. 1553) |
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| archibald thomson Peerage person ID=592794 (b. 1749) |
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allen thomson Scottish physician, GB (b. 1809) |
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mortimer thomson American journalist, US (b. 1831) |
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| harvey thomson (b. 1790) |
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| spencer thomson botanist, GB (b. 1817) |
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| pike montgomery thomson 20 Aug 1819 Fayette, Kentucky - 2 Aug 1902 Saline, Missouri (b. 1819) |
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| bathurst clementina charlotte thomson (1829-1858) (b. 1829) |
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roy thomson Canadian newspaper proprietor and media entrepreneur (1894-1976), CA (b. 1894) |
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| spencer campbell thomson (b. 1842) |
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| mowbray townshend thomson (born 1860) (b. 1860) |
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| smollett clerk thomson (1862-1915) (b. 1862) |
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| courtauld thomson British businessman (b. 1865) |
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| burns travers thomson (1870-1896) (b. 1870) |
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murray thomson Canadian activist, CA (b. 1922) |
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