Tonks is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Tonks
No. of characters: 5
Origin: England
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Tonks

How popular is Tonks?

Tonks is common in England.

Tonks is ranked 68956 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Tonkses grew by 6.909091 per cent to 588 since 2000 and ranked 37792 after elevating 146 spots. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 94.9 96
Others 2.55 2.18
Hispanic or Latino 1.7 0
Tonks is quite popular family name mostly used in England while New Zealand is ahead in terms of density. Around 6547 people have been found who wears Tonks as their family name. Tonks is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
381,097 Ukraine4
14,078 Japan3
723,167 Indonesia2
52,939 United Arab Emirates2
4,104 South Korea2
91,784 Netherlands2
40,256 Mexico2
1,118 Isle of Man2
124,220 Italy2
219,873 France2
42,479 Greece1
1,254 Gibraltar1
90,903 Moldova1
165,773 Belarus1
2,715 Gabon1
10,683 Cyprus1
37,493 Austria1
1,818 Guernsey1
16,640 Hong Kong1
24,176 Qatar1
50,307 Saudi Arabia1
12,745 Luxembourg1
199,150 Kazakhstan1
77,122 Sweden1
5,553 Taiwan1
9,926 Ivory Coast1
32,942 Uzbekistan1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
51,408 Spain37
8,504 Ireland33
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
83,365 Brazil95
129,319 Russia83
Countries with hundreds of Tonks:
3,375 Australia914
37,329 United States758
2,212 New Zealand343
15,916 Canada233
25,955 South Africa219
2,197 Wales181
71,225 Germany134
5,272 Scotland105
Countries with thousands of Tonks:
2,362 England3,372
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Tonks Namesakes

  • Lewi Tonks, Physicist
  • Henry Tonks, Artist
  • Laurance Henry Tonks, Author
  • Lewi Tonks, Physicist
  • Helen Lewi Tonks, Author
  • Lorna Tonks, Breaststroke swimmer
  • Henry Tonks, Artist
  • Alan Tonks, Member of the Canadian House of Commons
  • Rosemary Tonks, Poet
  • Dick Tonks, Coach

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