Wilkins Name Meaning: A variation of the name 'William' which means 'desire'and 'helmet/protection', also means 'son of wilikn/william'.
Taken from the popular forename 'William' which became popular in the 11th centuary after the Norman conquest. May have also been taken from the father's forname and used as a surname.
Discover how your Wilkins ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.Bedfordshire | 15 |
Buckinghamshire | 106 |
Berkshire | 0 |
Cambridgeshire | 55 |
Channel Islands | 28 |
Cheshire | 14 |
Cornwall | 72 |
Cumberland | 33 |
Derbyshire | 52 |
Devon | 120 |
Dorset | 177 |
Durham | 35 |
Essex | 25 |
Gloucestershire | 718 |
Hampshire | 365 |
Herefordshire | 45 |
Hertfordshire | 110 |
Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 16 |
Isle of Man | 5 |
Kent | 300 |
Lancashire | 121 |
Leicestershire | 150 |
Lincolnshire | 25 |
London | 1,340 |
Middlesex | 61 |
Northumberland | 19 |
Norfolk | 143 |
Northamptonshire | 192 |
Nottinghamshire | 102 |
Oxfordshire | 368 |
Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 16 |
Shropshire | 15 |
Suffolk | 34 |
Somerset | 739 |
Surrey | 199 |
Sussex | 191 |
Staffordshire | 220 |
Warwickshire | 669 |
Westmorland | 1 |
Wiltshire | 675 |
Worcestershire | 141 |
Yorkshire | 56 |
Anglesey | 0 |
Brecknockshire | 15 |
Cardiganshire | 9 |
Carnarvonshire | 1 |
Carmarthenshire | 86 |
Denbighshire | 0 |
Flintshire | 0 |
Glamorgan | 137 |
Merionethshire | 0 |
Montgomeryshire | 0 |
Monmouthshire | 93 |
Pembrokeshire | 55 |
Radnorshire | 5 |
Profession | Census Frequency |
---|---|
Scholar | 1,090 |
Agricultural Labourer | 441 |
House Servant | 173 |
Labourer | 165 |
At Home | 126 |
Farm Labourer | 92 |
Servant | 78 |
Dress Maker | 73 |
Carpenter | 66 |
Laundress | 64 |
Pauper | 52 |
General Servant | 51 |
Tailor | 39 |
Butcher | 38 |
Annuitant | 38 |
Coal Miner | 34 |
Errand Boy | 32 |
House Keeper | 31 |
Gardener | 30 |
Shoe Maker | 29 |
Ag Lab | 29 |
Ag Labourer | 28 |
Blacksmith | 26 |
Baker | 26 |
Nurse | 26 |
Name | Census Frequency |
---|---|
William Wilkins | 5,934 |
Mary Wilkins | 5,423 |
John Wilkins | 4,646 |
Elizabeth Wilkins | 3,792 |
George Wilkins | 3,623 |
Thomas Wilkins | 3,267 |
Sarah Wilkins | 3,161 |
James Wilkins | 2,796 |
Charles Wilkins | 2,342 |
Henry Wilkins | 2,258 |
Ann Wilkins | 2,124 |
Jane Wilkins | 1,657 |
Eliza Wilkins | 1,546 |
Joseph Wilkins | 1,269 |
Alice Wilkins | 1,265 |
Emma Wilkins | 1,263 |
Frederick Wilkins | 1,261 |
Ellen Wilkins | 1,170 |
Annie Wilkins | 1,138 |
Emily Wilkins | 1,099 |
Edward Wilkins | 1,083 |
Alfred Wilkins | 1,042 |
Robert Wilkins | 959 |
Albert Wilkins | 908 |
Hannah Wilkins | 897 |