# Tomkins

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #48,532

## Definitions
1. An English surname originating as a patronymic from the pet form of Thomas.

## Etymology
From Tom + -kin + -s. From the medieval diminutive Tomkin for Thomas and the patronymic suffix -s.

## Easily confused with
- **Tomlin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tomkins-vs-tomlin)
- **Tonkin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tomkins-vs-tonkin)
- **Tompkins** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tomkins-vs-tompkins)

## Common misspellings (11)
`otmkins`, `tmokins`, `tokmins`, `tomikns`, `tomkinns`, `tomkinss`, `tomkisn`, `tomkkins`, `tomknis`, `tommkins`, `ttomkins`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/tomkins