| ![Show Contents]() Tommy History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Tommy familyThe surname Tommy was first found in Venice (Italian: Venezia), and seaport occupying one of the most remarkable sites of the world. Centralizing on the Grand Canal the history of the city can be traced through the different styles of architecture Byzantine, Gothic, early Renaissance and late Renaissance. It is rich in ancient palaces, churches, libraries, galleries, monuments, statues, treasures and artifacts. Its history is abundant in politics, art, religion, scholarship and conflict. The ducal palace was commenced in 1309. In those ancient times only persons of rank, the podesta, clergy, city officials, army officers, artists, landowners were entered into the records. To be recorded at this time, at the beginning of recorded history, was of itself a great distinction and indicative of noble ancestry. Early History of the Tommy familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Tommy research. Another 83 words (6 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Tommy History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Tommy Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Tummillo, Tomisto, Tomei, Tomèo, Tomè, Tommèi, Tommè, Tomini, Tumino, Tuminèlli, Tumiòtto, Tumiàti, Tumiàtti, Tomissi, Tomizza, Tumissi, Tumizza, Tommaso, Tommasèo and many more. Early Notables of the Tommy familyMore information is included under the topic Early Tommy Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Tommy familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Jacob Tomme, who came to Pennsylvania in 1738; B. Tammy, who came to Baltimore in 1825; Ludwig Tomme, who arrived in New York, NY in 1866; George Tomme, who settled in Kansas in 1877.
| Contemporary Notables of the name Tommy (post 1700) | + |
- Per-Åke Tommy Persson (1946-2021), known by the stage name Peps Persson, a Swedish blues and reggae musician and social critic, recipient of an honorary award at the Grammis ceremony in 2007
- Erik Tommy Nilsson (b. 1960), Swedish rock singer and composer
- T. Tommy Cutrer, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1980 1
- Tommy Rey (1945-2025), Chilean cumbia singer, lead singer for Sonora Palacios (1965-1980), previously known as Patricio Zuñiga
- Tommy Joe Hudspeth (1931-2015), American and Canadian football coach and executive
- Tommy Vann Helms (1941-2025), American former Major League Baseball player and manager
- Tommy Ruth Howard (1921-1985), née Berry, American Technical sergeant in the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, first all-female, all-African-American battalion to server overseas
- Tommy Hakin (1882-1950), born John Thomas Hakin, an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Grimsby Town between 1906 and 1908
- Tommy Samuel Manzella Jr. (b. 1983), bonr Thomas Samuel Manzella, an American Major League shortstop for the Houston Astros (2009-2010)
- Tommy Robb (1934-2024), Northern Ireland Grand Prix motorcycle road racer
 |
