Tonkin

Etymology 1
From a medieval diminutive form of the given name.

Statistics

 * According to the 2010 United States Census, Tonkin is the 15418th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1900 individuals. Tonkin is most common among White (94.68%) individuals.

Etymology 2
From, from , from + , from  + , q.v.

Proper noun

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Etymology
From, a former name for Hanoi. Also see and.

Proper noun

 * 1)  the northern part of Vietnam, a former French colonial region
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