Tonks
See also: tonks
English
editEtymology 1
editFrom Tonk.
Noun
editTonks
Etymology 2
editFrom a back-formation of Tomkin, from Thomas + the patronymic suffix -s.
Proper noun
editTonks (plural Tonkses)
- A surname originating as a patronymic.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Tonks is the 37792nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 588 individuals. Tonks is most common among White (94.9%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Tonks”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.