Tómasson

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Tómasson is a surname of Icelandic origin, meaning son of Tómas. In Icelandic names, the name is not strictly a surname, but a patronymic. The name refers to:

A surname, family name, or last name is the portion of a personal name that indicates a person's family. Depending on the culture, all members of a family unit may have identical surnames or there may be variations based on the cultural rules.

Icelanders are a North Germanic ethnic group and nation who are native to the island country of Iceland and speak Icelandic.

Icelandic names differ from most current Western family name systems by being patronymic or occasionally matronymic: they indicate the father of the child and not the historic family lineage. Iceland shares a common cultural heritage with the Scandinavian countries of Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and the Faroe Islands. Icelanders, however, unlike other Nordics, have continued to use their traditional name system, which was formerly used by all Nordic countries except partly Finland. The Icelandic system is thus not based on family names. Generally, a person's second name indicates the first name of their father (patronymic) or in some cases mother (matronymic). According to Icelandic naming tradition, second names end in -son or -dóttir with few exceptions.

Haukur Tómasson (b. 1960), Icelandic composer
Helgi Tómasson (1896–1958), Icelandic physician and psychiatrist
Helgi Tómasson (dancer) (b. 1942), Iceland-born ballet dancer and artistic director of the San Francisco Ballet company (California, USA)
Jon Dahl Tomasson (b. 1976), Danish former football player and manager
Michael Tomasson (b. 1963), American physician scientist and expert in hematologic malignancy

Haukur Tómasson is an Icelandic composer. He has a Master's degree from the University of California, San Diego. He has also attended the Reykjavík College of Music, the Cologne University for Music and the Sweelinck Conservatory of Amsterdam. See also haukurtomasson.com

Helgi Tómasson (1896–1958) was an Icelandic physician.

Helgi Tomasson is artistic director and principal choreographer for San Francisco Ballet, and a former professional ballet dancer. Since assuming leadership of San Francisco Ballet, he has helped transform the company from a respected regional troupe to one of the world's great classical ballet companies. He is originally from Iceland.

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