The Tom surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 10,350 people carried this name — #3,452 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 28,500 people counted. That is up 7% from 9,629 in 2000.
In Poland’s population register
148 people named Tom have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 190 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 10 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Masovian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 97 people named Tom.
5 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 12 départements, most often Martinique.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
Who carried it
People named Tom,
with a public archive behind them.
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Józef Tom 1883–1962 · illustrator -
Shelby Tracy Tom d. 2003 · sex worker
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Anna Tom 1805–1886
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Anna Tom 1806–1886
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Vida Tom Lasič 1920–1997 · writer
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Vida Tom Lasič 1920–1997 · writer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Tom.
- Toledo 19,474 · U.S. census
- Tolla 162 · U.S. census
- Tollard 122 · U.S. census
- Tolle 3,564 · U.S. census
- Tollis 255 · U.S. census
- Tolosa 758 · U.S. census
- Toma 4,399 · U.S. census
- Tomas 7,673 · U.S. census
- Tomaselli 1,006 · U.S. census
- Tomasello 2,529 · U.S. census
- Tomasi 1,074 · U.S. census
- Tomasini 1,012 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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