# Tompkins (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/tompkins/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname originating as a patronymic.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 24,056 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,485 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 12,834 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.5% (23,468 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Tomkin, Tomkins, Thomkin, Thomkins, Tompkin, Thompkin, Thompkins |

## Etymology

Variant of Tomkins, from a diminutive of the given name Thomas + the patronymic suffix -s.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Tompkins in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 84% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 11% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.8% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Tompkins in the United States.

## People named Tompkins

- Daniel D. Tompkins, American politician; sixth vice president of the United States (1774–1825)
- Paul F. Tompkins, American comedian and actor
- Douglas Tompkins, American environmentalist
- Angel Tompkins, American actress
- Kris Tompkins, American conservationist

## Similar surnames

Thompkins, Tompson, Thompson, Toombs, Timpson.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.