Where does the surname tome come from?

Answer 1

With such simplicity of the surname, there are wide ranges of origin for the surname Tome. Depending on your heritage of origin, the surname Tome could be of Spanish, Portaguese, French, Slovenian, English and many others. The origins of most of them are listed below, it is most likely derived from Thomas.

1. Spanish/Portaguese/South America (Tomé): Most common in Spain and Portugal, the surname Tome derives from the name Thomas. The surname Tome is also established in South America, a shorten form of Thomas.

2. Italian (Northern): The Italian surname Tome is also derived from Thomas.

3. French/German: The surname Tome is also found in France and Germany, perhaps also a shortened form of Thomas, or perhaps from the Latin tomus, a book.

4. Slovenian: Shorten form of Thomaz, also derived from Thomas.

5. English: There are at least two origins of this English surname Tome, the Tomes of Devonshire, Dorset, and Somerset, and the Tome/Toom of Leicestershire.

1. (Devon, Dorset, Somerset): A variant of Thome, it is a shortened form of Thomas.

2. (Leicestershire): Variants including Toom, it is a variant of the surname Toon, a Leicestershire surname. The surname Toon is a variant form of Town, a name for someone who lived there.

6. Others: This surname Tome is also of Japanese, Filipino, Indian, Latvian, Greek, and Arabic of origin. I do not know their origins and meaning though.

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