Tomlin Family Crest & Name History

Records tie Tomlin closely to Tomlinson. The family name meaning is “The son of little Tom, a pet form of Thomas (a twin)”, the same as for Tomlinson.

A variant of Tomlinson

Records show Tomlin as one of the forms Tomlinson took over time. Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms. The same family of names includes Tomlison and Tomblinson.

11,797 Americans were listed as Tomlin in the 2010 census. That is enough to place it in the top 5,000 American surnames.

Tomlin coat of arms

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Tomlin, so the heraldry linked to Tomlinson is a starting point, not an automatic right.

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