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Pro Patria (For one's country)

Thomson is a Scottish Lowland Borders surname, patronymic from Thomas. The Thomsons of Eskdale were a small fifteenth-century Border clan, and the Act of the Scottish Parliament of 1587 names Thomsons in its roll of the clans that have captains, chiefs and chieftains, under the West March. Thomson is distinct from the Highland Clan MacThomas of Glenshee, which the same roll lists separately. No Thomson chief is listed today; in 2012 the Court of the Lord Lyon granted arms to the Clan Thom(p)son Society.

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Acrylic Highland cow calf ornament playing the bagpipes, in a Thomson Hunting Modern tartan Santa hat, scarf and pipe bag, with a custom name on the hatExample of the personalized Highland cow piper ornament with the name "Thomson" on the Santa hat

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Stained-glass style thistle Christmas tree topper with a gold bagpipe emblem and the Thomson tartan behind the thistle

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Stained-glass style thistle Christmas tree topper with a gold bagpipe emblem and the Thomson Hunting Modern tartan behind the thistle

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Thomson · Hunting Modern

Wooden Highland cow Christmas ornament wearing a Thomson tartan scarf, with a ribbon banner for a custom nameExample of the personalized Highland cow ornament with the name "The Thomson Family" on the ribbon banner

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The Thomson Story

  1. 1540s

    Lord Wharton reports Batysons, Thomsons and Lytles of Eskdale raiding English towns[1][7]

  2. 1587

    Act of the Scottish Parliament names Thomsons among the clans with chiefs in the West March[2][6]

  3. 1594

    Act of the Scottish Parliament on theft and robbery again lists the Thomsons[1][7]

  4. 31 Jul 2012

    Lord Lyon grants Ensigns Armorial to Clan Thompson International (Clan Thom(p)son Society)[3]

Clan Thomson Today

ChiefNo chief is listed by the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs for Thomson (checked 10 Nov 2026). The Council does list a chief for the separate Highland Clan MacThomas: Andrew MacThomas of Finegand.
Clan societyClan Thom(p)son Society

Surnames linked to Clan Thomson

These family names are connected with Clan Thomson. Each list says who records the link.

Listed by the clan society or COSCA

  • Tam
  • Thom
  • Thomas
  • Thompson
  • Tomson

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Questions about Clan Thomson

Is Thomson the same as Clan MacThomas?

No, though both names come from 'Thomas'. The 1587 roll of clans lists the Thomsons of the West March and Clan MacThomas in Glenshee as separate entries. Clan MacThomas has a chief on the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs' list; Thomson does not. In 2012 the Court of the Lord Lyon granted arms to the Clan Thom(p)son Society.

Is Thomson a sept of Clan MacTavish?

Thomsons were long treated as a sept of Clan MacTavish, but the Clan Thom(p)son Society disputes this, pointing out that Thomson appears as its own named West March clan in the Acts of the Scottish Parliament of 1587 and 1594, well before the surname MacTavish is recorded.

Where in Scotland is the Thomson name from?

The Scottish Borders, particularly Eskdale. The Clan Thom(p)son Society's history records Lord Wharton reporting Thomsons raiding there in the 1540s, and the 1587 Act of Parliament names Thomsons among the West March clans.

What is the Thomson motto?

Pro Patria, Latin for 'For one's country', as listed by COSCA.

Does Thomson have a clan chief?

No. The Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs does not list a Thomson chief. In 2012 the Court of the Lord Lyon granted arms to the Clan Thom(p)son Society, also registered as Clan Thompson International, but a grant of arms to a society is not the recognition of a chief.

Sources

  1. A Brief History of Clan Thomson, by Tom Thompson, Clan Thom(p)son Society
  2. Act of the Scottish Parliament 1587 (for the quieting and keeping in obedience of the disordered subjects...), 1587, 8 July, Edinburgh, Records of the Parliaments of Scotland (NAS PA2/13, ff.105r-108v), hosted by Clan Thom(p)son Society
  3. Arms Granted - Clan Thompson, Clan Thom(p)son Society
  4. Find a clan: Thomson, Council of Scottish Clans & Associations (COSCA)
  5. Members of the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs, Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs
  6. James VI: Translation 1587, 8 July, Edinburgh, Parliament - the roll of the clans, Electric Scotland
  7. Clan: Thom(p)son, Electric Scotland