Tonkins Surname

540,721st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 594 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Tonkins Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Antony,' from the nick. Tony, and with diminutive suffix Ton-kin. Kins becomes is; compare Perks from Perkins, Dawks from Dawkins, &c. (The order of corruption is Perkins, Perkiss, Perkes, Perks.

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Tonkins Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3131:1,158,01683,004
England2271:245,45419,989
Australia471:574,37741,856
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1511:161,42613,927
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1521:330,38625,648

Tonkins Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Antony,' from the nick. Tony, and with diminutive suffix Ton-kin. Kins becomes is; compare Perks from Perkins, Dawks from Dawkins, &c. (The order of corruption is Perkins, Perkiss, Perkes, Perks.) (a) Bapt. A corruption of Tomkinson and Tomkins; compare Sinkinson and Sinkins for Simkinson and Simkins.

1569. Baptised — The daughter of James Tonkinson: St. Antholin (London).

1603. Buried — Thomas Tunckes: ibid.

1789. Married — John Tonks and Mary Bardwell: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

Tonkin’s (Son) Tonkin’s Son v. Tonkin.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A diminutive of the diminutive Tony, from Anthony.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Tonkins Last Name Facts

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

Tonkins (Russian: Тонкинс) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Tonkins.

How Common Is The Last Name Tonkins? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 540,721st most frequently used surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 12,268,596 people. The surname Tonkins is predominantly found in The Americas, where 45 percent of Tonkins live; 45 percent live in North America and 45 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 313 people, or 1 in 1,158,016. In The United States it is most numerous in: North Carolina, where 16 percent are found, Maryland, where 14 percent are found and California, where 12 percent are found. Beside The United States this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also found in England, where 38 percent are found and Australia, where 8 percent are found.

Tonkins Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Tonkins has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 206 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 150 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tonkins Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Tonkins are 11.06% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 64.29% being registered to vote for the political party.

Tonkins earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.88% less than the national average, earning $38,453 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tonkens86179/
Tankins86129/
Tunkins867/
Tonckens8058/
Tomckins802/
Tomkkins800/
Tamkins7151/
Tomkyns7140/
Tankens7138/
Tomkens710/
Teunkens67262/
Tamkinsh679/
Thünkens671/
Teunckens6363/
Theunkens637/
Theunckens5941/

Tonkins Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tonkins in the Russian language
Тонкинсtonkins-

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Tonkins Reference & Research

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