Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
TONKIN
There are approximately 2,426 people named Tonkin in the UK. That makes it the 3,869th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 38 are named Tonkin.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Diminutive
Related and similar surnames
TunksTonks
Tonkinson
Tonkins
Tomkin
Tonckin
Tonckine
Tonckinne
Tonckyn
Tonkein
Toncking
Toncsin
Toankyne
Tongkin
Tonikin
Tonken
Tinkin
Tonckinge
Tonkan
Toncken
Tonkene
Tonikyn
Tnkin
Tongkins
Tonkens
The Tonkin surname in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
TONKIN. A diminutive of the diminutive Tony, from Anthony ?