Last Name TOOMBS

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Meaning The son of Thomas, from the nickname Tom, patr. Toms, with intrusive 'b' after 'm.'
Origin English, Irish

Rank 6,627 (2000 US census) 5,565 (1990 US census)
Count 4,709 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 69.1%, or 3254 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 26.33%, or 1240 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.45%, or 21 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.51%, or 24 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.47%, or 69 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 2.14%, or 101 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


Russian middle names

As with many things that are 'Russian,' neither child nor his parents has much choice in picking the name. It is purely patronymic and generally predefined at the time when the child is born or even rather conceived. The name is derived from the child's father's first...

Ukrainian middle names

Ukrainian middle names form the same way as Russian ones, except that for girls, the patronymic ending is '-ivna' rather than '-ovna' or '-evna.' Follow the Russian middle names link to get any additional information.

Double-barrelled surnames

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