Tomas

Origin: Spanish
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	79%	Automated Female (Latin American Spanish)
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	74%	User from Albania
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	71%	User from Australia
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	59%	User from United Kingdom
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	57%	Automated Male (English)
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Origin and Meaning of Tomas

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Spanish

50%

Albanian

17%

English

17%

Irish

17%

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A submission from Wisconsin, United States says the name Tomas means "Twin" and is of English origin.

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Notable Persons Named Tomas

Tomáš Rosický

Tomáš Rosický is a soccer player for the Arsenal F.C., AC Sparta Prague, Borussia Dortmund, and Czech Republic national under-17 football team. Tomáš was born on October 4th, 1980 in Prague, Czechoslovakia.

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Tomáš Berdych

Tomáš Berdych is a tennis player. Tomáš was born on September 17th, 1985 in Valašské Meziříčí.

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Sir Tom Stoppard

Sir Tom Stoppard is a writer. Tom was given the name Tomáš Straussler on July 3rd, 1937 in Zlín.

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Tómas Lemarquis

Tómas Lemarquis is an actor. He was most active from 2001 to present. Tómas was born on August 3rd, 1977 in Reykjavík.

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Tom Araya

Tom Araya is a thrash metal musician. He plays ESP Guitars. He has been prominent since 1981. Tom was given the name Tomás Enrique Araya Díaz on June 6th, 1961 in Viña del Mar, Chile. Tom is also known as Tom Araya.

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Tomás de Torquemada

Tomás de Torquemada was a grand inquisitor. Tomás was born in 1420 in Torquemada or Valladolid, Spain. He breathed his last breath on September 16th, 1498.

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Raúl de Tomás

Raúl de Tomás is a soccer player for the Córdoba CF, Real Madrid C.F., CD San Roque de Lepe, Real Madrid C, Real Madrid Castilla, Spain national under-16 football team, Spain national under-17 football team, and Spain national under-18 football team. Raúl was born on October 17th, 1994 in Madrid, Spain.

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Américo Tomás

Américo Tomás was a President of Portugal, Minister of the Navy, Minister of Defence, Minister of the Colonies, Portuguese Navy, Ministry of National Defense (Portugal), and Overseas Ministry (Portugal). His career lasted from 1958 to 1974. His military service ended in 1974. Américo was born on November 19th, 1894 in Lisbon. He left this life on September 18th, 1987.

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Piri Thomas

Piri Thomas was a writer. Piri was given the name Juan Pedro Tomas on September 30th, 1928. He passed away on October 17th, 2011.

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Yasmany Tomás

Yasmany Tomás is a baseball player for the Arizona Diamondbacks. Yasmany was born on November 14th, 1990 in Havana. Yasmany is also known as Tomás and Yasmani.

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Stjepan Tomas

Stjepan Tomas is an athlete for the NK Istra, GNK Dinamo Zagreb, Vicenza Calcio, Calcio Como, Fenerbahçe S.K. (football), Galatasaray S.K. (football), FC Rubin Kazan, Gaziantepspor, Bucaspor, and Croatia national football team. Stjepan was born on March 6th, 1976 in Bugojno.

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Marko Tomas

Marko Tomas is a basketball player for the TED Ankara Kolejliler, Real Madrid, KK Zagreb, Real Madrid Baloncesto, Baloncesto Fuenlabrada, KK Cibona, Fenerbahçe Men's Basketball, and KK Cedevita in the Turkish Basketball Super League. He was most prominent from 2000 to present. Marko was born on January 3rd, 1985 in Koprivnica.

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Year	Total Babies Born	Girls Born	Boys Born
1880	18	0	18
1881	18	0	18
1882	17	0	17
1883	13	0	13
1884	18	0	18
1885	17	0	17
1886	20	0	20
1887	7	0	7
1888	15	0	15
1889	9	0	9
1890	16	0	16
1891	6	0	6
1892	15	0	15
1893	8	0	8
1894	10	0	10
1895	6	0	6
1896	19	0	19
1897	11	0	11
1898	14	0	14
1899	17	0	17
1900	16	0	16
1901	15	0	15
1902	19	0	19
1903	16	0	16
1904	21	0	21
1905	18	0	18
1906	17	0	17
1907	29	0	29
1908	18	0	18
1909	27	0	27
1910	43	0	43
1911	20	0	20
1912	55	0	55
1913	50	0	50
1914	62	0	62
1915	63	0	63
1916	78	0	78
1917	69	0	69
1918	89	0	89
1919	93	0	93
1920	114	0	114
1921	121	0	121
1922	141	0	141
1923	159	0	159
1924	143	0	143
1925	147	0	147
1926	149	0	149
1927	158	0	158
1928	165	6	159
1929	139	0	139
1930	162	5	157
1931	114	0	114
1932	130	0	130
1933	119	0	119
1934	145	0	145
1935	135	0	135
1936	144	0	144
1937	123	0	123
1938	154	0	154
1939	110	0	110
1940	111	0	111
1941	147	0	147
1942	142	0	142
1943	157	0	157
1944	146	0	146
1945	163	0	163
1946	173	0	173
1947	187	0	187
1948	175	0	175
1949	199	0	199
1950	175	0	175
1951	174	0	174
1952	207	0	207
1953	189	0	189
1954	170	0	170
1955	195	0	195
1956	185	0	185
1957	201	0	201
1958	211	0	211
1959	192	0	192
1960	205	0	205
1961	198	0	198
1962	226	0	226
1963	200	0	200
1964	197	0	197
1965	194	0	194
1966	218	0	218
1967	200	0	200
1968	227	0	227
1969	208	0	208
1970	251	0	251
1971	231	0	231
1972	260	6	254
1973	250	0	250
1974	266	0	266
1975	265	0	265
1976	284	0	284
1977	281	0	281
1978	269	0	269
1979	263	0	263
1980	358	0	358
1981	332	0	332
1982	304	0	304
1983	296	0	296
1984	339	0	339
1985	325	0	325
1986	330	0	330
1987	320	5	315
1988	352	0	352
1989	366	0	366
1990	392	0	392
1991	425	0	425
1992	435	0	435
1993	421	0	421
1994	467	5	462
1995	464	0	464
1996	510	0	510
1997	456	0	456
1998	494	0	494
1999	452	0	452
2000	494	0	494
2001	492	0	492
2002	523	0	523
2003	537	0	537
2004	515	0	515
2005	508	0	508
2006	533	0	533
2007	489	0	489
2008	475	0	475
2009	461	0	461
2010	384	0	384
2011	369	0	369
2012	358	0	358
2013	346	0	346
2014	390	0	390
2015	341	0	341
2016	344	0	344
2017	351	0	351

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Popularity of Tomas as a first name

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Popularity of Tomas as a last name

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Common last names for Tomas

Rodriguez
Garcia
Martinez
Gonzalez
Hernandez
Rivera
Perez
Lopez
Torres
Sanchez
Ramirez
Flores
Ortiz
Diaz
Gonzales
Santiago
Morales
Garza

Common first names for Tomas

Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity		Tomas	U.S.
█	White	25.39%	64.26%
█	African American	4.57%	11.96%
█	Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander	12.11%	4.85%
█	American Indian and Alaska Native	0.35%	0.69%
█	Two or More Ethnicities	2.33%	1.76%
█	Hispanic or Latino	55.25%	16.26%

Of Last Name Tomas

People with the last name Tomas are most frequently White, Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander, or Hispanic or Latino

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Fun Facts about the name Tomas

What name lists does Tomas rank for?

#8 Boy Names Unique to New Mexico
How Popular is the name Tomas? Tomas is the 1,439^th most popular name of all time. As a last name Tomas was the 4,623^rd most popular name in 2010.
How many people with the first name Tomas have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2017, the Social Security Administration has recorded 27,804 babies born with the first name Tomas in the United States. That's more than enough people named Tomas to occupy the territory of British Virgin Islands (United Kingdom) with an estimated population of 24,000 (as of July 1, 2012).
What year were 5 or more babies first named Tomas? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1880 when it was given as a first name to 18 new born babies.
When was Tomas first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Tomas is Sunday, December 2nd, 1866.
What year had the most people named Tomas born? The highest recorded use of the first name Tomas was in 2003 with a total of 537 babies.
Random Tomas Factoid: According to the 1920 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Tomas ranks 90^th in popularity as a baby boy's name in Arizona. Imagine that, 11 babies in Arizona have the same name as you in 1920.
Weird things about the name Tomas: Your name in reverse order is Samot. A random rearrangement of the letters in your name (anagram) will give Tomsa. How do you pronounce that?
How many people have the last name Tomas? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 7,673 people with the last name Tomas.
How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Tomas? If you manage to meet 100,000 people in your life, chances are that 3 of them will have Tomas as their last name.