Tomkins is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Adam Tomkins, British professor of lawAlan Tomkins (born 1939), American art directorA. Pearce Tomkins (1875-1937), American farmer, lawyer, and politicianCalvin Tomkins (born 1925), American author and art criticSir Edward Tomkins (1915–2007), British ambassadorJames Tomkins (MP) (c.1569–1636), English Member of Parliament for Leominster 1624–28James Tomkins (rower) (born 1965), Australian Olympic rowerJames Tomkins (footballer) (born 1989), English footballerKen Tomkins (1917–1990), Australian politicianJoel Tomkins (born 1987), English rugby playerLeslie Tomkins (born 1948), English art directorLogan Tomkins (born 1992), English rugby playerOliver Tomkins (1908–1992), Church of England priest, Bishop of BristolPaddy Tomkins (20th and 21st century), chief inspector of constabulary for ScotlandRichard Tomkins (born 1952), English journalistSam Tomkins (born 1989), English rugby playerSilvan Tomkins (1911–1991), American psychologistThomas Tomkins (martyr) (died 1555), English Protestant martyrThomas Tomkins (1572–1656), Welsh composerTrevor Tomkins (born 1941), English jazz drummerWilliam Tomkins (17th century), English Member of Parliament