Tomkinson, sometimes spelled Tompkinson, is a surname, derived from the given name Thomas. Rarer spelling variants include Thompkinson, Tonkeson, and Tumkynson.
Surnames
edit- Francis Tomkinson (1883–1963), Cricket player
- Geoffrey Tomkinson (1881–1963), Cricket player
- Henry Tomkinson (1831–1906), English cricketer and rower
- Henry Archdale Tomkinson (1881–1937), British polo champion
- James Tomkinson (1840–1910), British politician and landowner
- Samuel Tomkinson (1816–1900), Australian politician
- Stephen Tompkinson (born 1965), English actor
- Thomas Tomkinson (1631–1710), English Muggletonian writer
- Wilfred Tomkinson (1877–1971), vice-admiral
- William Tomkinson (1790–1872), British Army officer, author of The Diary of a Cavalry Officer: In the Peninsular and Waterloo Campaigns, 1809–1815 (published 1894)
See also
edit- Palmer-Tomkinson, a British double-barrelled name
- Tomkinson Ranges, Southwest Australia (Named after politician Samuel Tomkinson, 1851–1900)
- Mead & Tomkinson racing, a Herefordshire-base endurance team that developed innovative racing bikes
External links
edit- Tomkinson Family History
- Download transcription (zip file) of Genealogical Memoirs of various Families of Tomkinson (1620–1904), published in 1904 by Newton Powers Tomkinson
- Download pdf file of https://archive.org/details/AnniediariesAnnieTomkinsonOfFrancheHallKeptFrom18841920. Annie-Diaries Annie Tomkinson of Franche Hall kept from 1884 to 1920.