Tomb — Family Name, Records and Arms

Tomb is a spelling of the English surname Toombs. Taken at its root, Tomb points to “A descendant of Tom, a pet form of Thomas (a twin)”. Before spelling was fixed, Toombs was also written Tomb. Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written.

The Census Bureau's 2010 surname file lists Tomb with 589 bearers, at rank 37,735. Tomb sounds close to Tomé, so it can help to search both.

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Tomb, so the heraldry linked to Toombs is a starting point, not an automatic right. Want more than a summary? See the Tomb family name pack.