Tonks

See also: tonks

English

Etymology 1

From Tonk.

Noun

Tonks

1. plural of Tonk

Etymology 2

From a back-formation of Tomkin, from Thomas + the patronymic suffix -s.

Proper noun

Tonks (plural Tonkses)

1. A surname originating as a patronymic.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Tonks is the 37792^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 588 individuals. Tonks is most common among White (94.9%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Tonks”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

• knots, stonk