Tompkins

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Tompkins

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

proper noun Tompkinses · Tomkin · Tomkins · Thomkin · Thomkins · Tompkin

A surname originating as a patronymic.
Similar: Thomas, Thomason, Tom, Toms, Tomson

proper noun Tomkin · Tomkins · Thomkin · Thomkins · Tompkin · Thompkin

plural plural of Tompkin

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"Tompkins." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tompkins.

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@misc{tompkins_2026,
  title = {Tompkins},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tompkins},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}