How common is the surname Tomblin?

2,769 people in the United States had the surname Tomblin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 111,501 Americans. It ranked 11,388th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Tomblin?

Earl Ray Tomblin, American politician.

Where is the surname Tomblin most common?

Wikidata records people named Tomblin in the United States.

Is the surname Tomblin getting more or less common?

More common. 2,464 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,769 in 2010, up 12%.

Is Tomblin also a first name?

Yes. Tomblin is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Tomblin

A patronymic surname, carried by 2,769 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex T514

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Tomblin is more common than 93% of them.

Origin

From a medieval diminutive form of the given name Thomas.

Tomblin is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,769 people named Tomblin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 111,501 Americans. That is up 12% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,464.

#11,388

rank among US surnames

2,769

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+12.4%

change since 2000 (was #11,667)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,380	Sauers	2,771	111,420
#11,383	Mooneyham	2,770	111,460
#11,388	Max	2,769	111,501
#11,393	Ickes	2,768	111,541
#11,395	Schneck	2,767	111,581

Who is named Tomblin

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

86% of people named Tomblin identified as white (not Hispanic), 10.0% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 86%
Black (not Hispanic) 10.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Two or more races 1.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Tomblins

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Earl Ray Tomblin
American politician, born 1952

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Tomberlin
Tomerlin

Surnames that sound like Tomblin

Tomblin has the Soundex code T514, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T514.

Questions

Where does the surname Tomblin come from?: From a medieval diminutive form of the given name Thomas.
How common is the surname Tomblin?: 2,769 people in the United States had the surname Tomblin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 111,501 Americans. It ranked 11,388th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Tomblin?: In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Tomblin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 10.0% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Tomblin?: Earl Ray Tomblin, American politician.
Where is the surname Tomblin most common?: Wikidata records people named Tomblin in the United States.
What type of surname is Tomblin?: Tomblin is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Tomblin getting more or less common?: More common. 2,464 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,769 in 2010, up 12%.
What are other spellings of Tomblin?: Tomberlin and Tomerlin.
Is Tomblin also a first name?: Yes. Tomblin is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.