Surname Tonkin (Tonkin 
, 托金 
, 汤金 ) , across the world, is quite a common family name. The last name Tonkin is characteristic of Australia, where it is quite a common surname, Isle of Man, where it is quite a rare surname, and New Zealand. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in Australia, the United States, and the United Kingdom. Much less frequently, Tonkin is the forename as well as the last name.
| thomas tonkin British historian (b. 1678) |
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| mary tonkin Tonkin, Mary, previously Adams [?], fl. 1781—1800 (b. 1781) |
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f. h. tonkin American politician (1875-1938), US (b. 1875) |
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| james tonkin Miner and politician in New South Wales, Australia, GB (b. 1835) |
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john tonkin Politician and premier of Western Australia (1902-1995), AU (b. 1902) |
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| john tonkin (1866-1946) (b. 1866) |
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david oliver tonkin Australian politician, Liberal Party, Premier of South Australia 1979-1982, AU (b. 1929) |
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| olive may tonkin New Zealand artist and botanical collector (1880-1954), AU (b. 1880) |
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| doc tonkin American baseball player, US (b. 1881) |
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| albert tonkin Australian flying ace, AU (b. 1886) |
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| john tonkin Builder and politician from New South Wales, Australia (b. 1889) |
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| eric tonkin Australian rules footballer (1894-1958), AU (b. 1894) |
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| john andrew tonkin (1900-1952) public servant (b. 1900) |
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| bert tonkin badminton player, AU (b. 1912) |
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| richard douglas tonkin b.6 June 1915 d.18 May 2014 (b. 1915) |
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