Tonks
See also: tonks
English
Etymology 1
From Tonk.
Noun
Tonks
- plural of Tonk
Etymology 2
From a back-formation of Tomkin, from Thomas + the patronymic suffix -s.
Proper noun
Tonks (plural Tonkses)
- A surname originating as a patronymic.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Tonks is the 37792nd 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