Tomlinson

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UK/ˈtɒm.lɪn.sən/US/ˈtɑm.lɪn.sən/

proper noun

A surname originating as a patronymic.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A surname originating as a patronymic.
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    After an inquest's ruling yesterday, it is now official that the newspaper vendor, Ian Tomlinson, was unlawfully killed amid the policing of the G20 protests in 2009. Many who saw the footage the Guardian obtained, which showed PC Simon Harwood striking Mr Tomlinson just before his death, will regard the verdict as a statement of the blindingly obvious.

    2011 May 4, Ian Tomlinson, “Unlawfully killed by the law”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 10 Mar 2016

Origin

From a diminutive form of Thomas + -son.

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APA

Tomlinson. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tomlinson

MLA

“Tomlinson.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tomlinson. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tomlinson,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tomlinson.

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