How common is the surname Tompkins?

24,056 people in the United States had the surname Tompkins in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 12,834 Americans. It ranked 1,485th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Tompkins?

Daniel D. Tompkins, American politician; sixth vice president of the United States (1774–1825), followed by Paul F. Tompkins.

Where is the surname Tompkins most common?

Wikidata records people named Tompkins in the United States.

Is the surname Tompkins getting more or less common?

More common. 23,468 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 24,056 in 2010, up 2.5%.

What are other spellings of Tompkins?

Tomkin, Tomkins, Thomkin, Thomkins, Tompkin and Thompkin.

The surname Tompkins

A patronymic surname, carried by 24,056 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex T512

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Tompkins is more common than 99.1% of them.

Origin

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

Tompkins 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 24,056 people named Tompkins in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 12,834 Americans. That is up 2.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 23,468.

#1,485

rank among US surnames

24,056

people in 2010

8.2

per 100,000 Americans

+2.5%

change since 2000 (was #1,385)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,476	Kurtz	24,216	12,750
#1,477	Stroud	24,211	12,752
#1,478	Blanton	24,154	12,782
#1,479	Reece	24,145	12,787
#1,480	Liang	24,140	12,790
#1,481	Francisco	24,095	12,814
#1,482	Crow	24,089	12,817

Who is named Tompkins

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

84% of people named Tompkins identified as white (not Hispanic), 11% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Tompkinss

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Daniel D. Tompkins
American politician; sixth vice president of the United States (1774–1825)
Paul F. Tompkins
American comedian and actor, born 1968
Douglas Tompkins
American environmentalist, 1943–2015
Angel Tompkins
American actress, born 1942
Kris Tompkins
American conservationist, born 1950

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

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Surnames that sound like Tompkins

Tompkins has the Soundex code T512, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T512.

Questions

Where does the surname Tompkins come from?: Variant of Tomkins, from a diminutive of the given name Thomas + the patronymic suffix -s.
How common is the surname Tompkins?: 24,056 people in the United States had the surname Tompkins in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 12,834 Americans. It ranked 1,485th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Tompkins?: In the 2010 Census, 84% of people named Tompkins identified as white (not Hispanic), and 11% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Tompkins?: Daniel D. Tompkins, American politician; sixth vice president of the United States (1774–1825), followed by Paul F. Tompkins.
Where is the surname Tompkins most common?: Wikidata records people named Tompkins in the United States.
What type of surname is Tompkins?: Tompkins is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Tompkins getting more or less common?: More common. 23,468 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 24,056 in 2010, up 2.5%.
What are other spellings of Tompkins?: Tomkin, Tomkins, Thomkin, Thomkins, Tompkin and Thompkin.