Tomlinson - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Tomlinson \t(o)-mlin-son, tom-li-nson\ is a variant of Tomlin (Old English), and the meaning of Tomlinson is "little Tom".

The baby name Tomlinson sounds like Tomalin. Another similar baby name is Tompkinson.

Tomlinson is an uncommon first name for men but a very common last name for both men and women (#1315 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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