Tomkies Surname

1,058,336th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 236 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Tomkies Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Thomas,' from the nick. Thom, by-and-by reduced to Tom, diminutive Tom-kin. Tomkies, of course, is a corruption of Tomkins, as Perkiss or Purkiss is of Perkins.

Robertas Thomkyn, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

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Tomkies Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England981:568,55234,674
New Zealand581:78,07511,384
United States431:8,429,278367,833
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England491:497,45727,315
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Tomkies Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Thomas,' from the nick. Thom, by-and-by reduced to Tom, diminutive Tom-kin. Tomkies, of course, is a corruption of Tomkins, as Perkiss or Purkiss is of Perkins.

Robertas Thomkyn, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1586. Married — John Tomkyns and Joane Freeman: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1621. — John Tomkins and Margery Hill: ibid.

1632. — William Tomkin and Mary Trapps: ibid.

1738. — William Bacon and Martha Tomkinson: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

For Tomkins, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Tomkies Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Tomkies Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Tomkies occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tomkies? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,058,336th most common family name globally, borne by around 1 in 30,879,432 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 43 percent of Tomkies live; 42 percent live in Northern Europe and 42 percent live in British Isles.

Tomkies is most frequently used in England, where it is held by 98 people, or 1 in 568,552. In England Tomkies is most prevalent in: Gloucestershire, where 28 percent are found, City of Bristol, where 16 percent are found and Devon, where 9 percent are found. Barring England it is found in 9 countries. It is also found in New Zealand, where 25 percent are found and The United States, where 18 percent are found.

Tomkies Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Tomkies has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Tomkies last name increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 287 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tomkies Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Tomkies last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered with the party.

The amount Tomkies earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 26.8% more than the national average, earning $54,713 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.15% more than the national average, earning $49,760 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tomkis921/
Tomkiss8667/
Thomkis861/
Thomkes861/
Thomkiss800/
Tomkys7767/
Temkes774/
Tamkis771/
Tomkiç771/
Thomkys710/
Thomches6718/
Tomquist671/
Tamkiz621/
Tamches574/
Tumquist531/

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