Definition of "Thompson"

(countable) A British surname transferred from the given name.

1. A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic.  examples

A placename:

1. A village in Bulgaria  examples

2. A village and civil parish in Breckland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TL9296).  examples

3. A city in Northern Manitoba, Canada.  examples

4. The Rural Municipality of Thompson, a rural municipality in Pembina Valley Region, Manitoba.  examples

5. A number of places in the United States:

   1. An unincorporated community in Bullock County, Alabama.  examples

   2. An unincorporated community in Napa County, California.  examples

   3. A town in Windham County, Connecticut.  examples

   4. A minor city in Winnebago County, Iowa.  examples

   5. An unincorporated community in Audrain County, Missouri.  examples

   6. An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Nebraska.  examples

   7. A town in Sullivan County, New York.  examples

   8. A city in Grand Forks County, North Dakota.  examples

   9. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Geauga County, Ohio.  examples

   10. A borough in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania.  examples

   11. An unincorporated community in Erin, Washington County, Wisconsin.  examples

   12. A number of other townships in the United States, listed under Thompson Township.  examples

A member of a Salish people of British Columbia.  examples

(firearms) Ellipsis of Thompson submachine gun (“Tommy gun”).  examples