Given name & surname
Tompkins
“little Tom; son of Tom; the smaller of twins”
Tompkins is a variant of Tomlin. One English interpretation is “little Tom; son of Tom; the smaller of twins.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Tompkins is a variant of Tomlin. One English interpretation is “little Tom; son of Tom; the smaller of twins.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Tompkins is a variant of Tomlin. An origin associated with Tomlin is English.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Tompkins as a surname has a patronymic derivation linked to Thomas.
Tompkins’s family of names
In English usage, Tompkins as a surname has a patronymic derivation linked to Thomas. In English usage, Tompkins has a related form in Tomkin. Tompkins has a related form in Tomlin.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 8
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 4
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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