Tompkins

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proper noun

A surname originating as a patronymic.

Less commonScrabble 16

Meanings

proper nounTompkins (plural Tompkinses)

plural Tompkinses · alternative Tomkin · alternative Tomkins · alternative Thomkin · alternative Thomkins · alternative Tompkin · alternative Thompkin · alternative Thompkins

  1. A surname originating as a patronymic.

    Synonyms: Thomas, Thomason, Tom, Toms, Tomson

proper noun

alternative Tomkin · alternative Tomkins · alternative Thomkin · alternative Thomkins · alternative Tompkin · alternative Thompkin · alternative Thompkins

  1. pluralplural of Tompkin

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA surname originating as a patronymic.

Origin

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

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APA

Tompkins. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tompkins

MLA

“Tompkins.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tompkins. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tompkins,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tompkins.

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