What is "tomkins"

Tomkins is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Adam Tomkins, British professor of law
• Alan Tomkins (born 1939), American art director
• A. Pearce Tomkins (1875-1937), American farmer, lawyer, and politician
• Calvin Tomkins (born 1925), American author and art critic
• Sir Edward Tomkins (1915–2007), British ambassador
• James Tomkins (MP) (c.1569–1636), English Member of Parliament for Leominster 1624–28
• James Tomkins (rower) (born 1965), Australian Olympic rower
• James Tomkins (footballer) (born 1989), English footballer
• Ken Tomkins (1917–1990), Australian politician
• Joel Tomkins (born 1987), English rugby player
• Leslie Tomkins (born 1948), English art director
• Logan Tomkins (born 1992), English rugby player
• Oliver Tomkins (1908–1992), Church of England priest, Bishop of Bristol
• Paddy Tomkins (20th and 21st century), chief inspector of constabulary for Scotland
• Richard Tomkins (born 1952), English journalist
• Sam Tomkins (born 1989), English rugby player
• Silvan Tomkins (1911–1991), American psychologist
• Thomas Tomkins (martyr) (died 1555), English Protestant martyr
• Thomas Tomkins (1572–1656), Welsh composer
• Trevor Tomkins (born 1941), English jazz drummer
• William Tomkins (17th century), English Member of Parliament

Tomkins may refer to:

• Tomkins (surname)
• Tomkins plc, an engineering company
• Tomkins Cove, New York, a hamlet in the United States
• Tomkins Knob, a mountain in North Carolina, United States
• Tomkins Medal, an Australian rules football award
• McCallum–Tomkins Medal, an Australian rules football award
• Tomkins incident a 2004 attack on Aboriginal boys in Australia