Tonkinson Surname

300,507th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,265 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Tonkinson 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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Tonkinson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5821:622,78250,324
England5371:103,75810,896
Australia361:749,88148,970
South Africa361:1,504,93677,557
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
France201:3,321,136213,627
Wales81:386,81619,671
Isle of Man61:14,3043,169
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2891:84,3448,923
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1071:469,33333,530

Tonkinson 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

Tonkinson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tonkinson is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Tonkinson.

How Common Is The Last Name Tonkinson? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 300,507th most commonly held family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 5,760,906 people. The last name Tonkinson is primarily found in The Americas, where 48 percent of Tonkinson reside; 48 percent reside in North America and 48 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 582 people, or 1 in 622,782. In The United States Tonkinson is most prevalent in: Pennsylvania, where 12 percent are found, California, where 10 percent are found and Missouri, where 8 percent are found. Besides The United States this surname exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in England, where 42 percent are found and Australia, where 3 percent are found.

Tonkinson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tonkinson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Tonkinson last name increased 544 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 186 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tonkinson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Tonkinson last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Tonkinson last name are 27.63% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 74.4% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Tonkinson earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 117.13% more than the national average, earning R 515,988 per year; in United States they earn 5.1% more than the national average, earning $45,348 USD per year and in Canada they earn 74.11% more than the national average, earning $86,504 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tunkinson890/
Thomkinson8414/
Tomknson820/
Tankenson7827/
Tomkinsun782/
Tomkimson781/
Tamkinson781/
Tomkinsen780/
Tomkimsom671/
Thamkinsan636/
Taumkinsan634/

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