How common is the surname Tomes?

3,073 people in the United States had the surname Tomes in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 100,470 Americans. It ranked 10,462nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Tomes?

Kimberly Tomes, American model.

Where is the surname Tomes most common?

Wikidata records people named Tomes in the United States.

Is the surname Tomes getting more or less common?

More common. 2,948 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,073 in 2010, up 4.2%.

The surname Tomes

A patronymic surname, carried by 3,073 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex T520

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Tomes is more common than 93.6% of them.

Origin

From Tom + the patronymic suffix -s.

Tomes 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 3,073 people named Tomes in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 100,470 Americans. That is up 4.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,948.

#10,462

rank among US surnames

3,073

people in 2010

1.0

per 100,000 Americans

+4.2%

change since 2000 (was #10,081)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,453	Mellen	3,076	100,372
#10,458	Hagar	3,075	100,405
#10,459	Doria	3,074	100,438
#10,462	Stecker	3,073	100,470
#10,465	Janzen	3,072	100,503
#10,466	McAlpin	3,071	100,536
#10,468	Carreiro	3,070	100,569

Who is named Tomes

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

83% of people named Tomes identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.5% as Black (not Hispanic) and 7.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 83%
Black (not Hispanic) 7.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 7.1%
Two or more races 2.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Tomess

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Kimberly Tomes
American model, born 1956

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Tomes

Tomes has the Soundex code T520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T520.

Questions

Where does the surname Tomes come from?: From Tom + the patronymic suffix -s.
How common is the surname Tomes?: 3,073 people in the United States had the surname Tomes in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 100,470 Americans. It ranked 10,462nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Tomes?: In the 2010 Census, 83% of people named Tomes identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.5% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Tomes?: Kimberly Tomes, American model.
Where is the surname Tomes most common?: Wikidata records people named Tomes in the United States.
What type of surname is Tomes?: Tomes is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Tomes getting more or less common?: More common. 2,948 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,073 in 2010, up 4.2%.