Wilkins Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Wilkins Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Wilkins family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 2,690
Agricultural Labourer 327
Dress Maker 171
General Labourer 153
Labourer 143
Domestic Servant 129
General Servant 119
Laundress 100
Farm Labourer 88
Carpenter 69
Coal Miner 68
Annuitant 58
General Servant Domestic 51
Bricklayer 46
Servant 43
Shoe Maker 40
Tailor 37
Gardener 34
No Occupation 34
Mason 33
General Domestic Servant 31
Cook Domestic Servant 28
Butcher 27
Charwoman 26
Grocer 26

Wilkins Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Wilkins 100% 93,415
2 Walkins 86% 17,918
3 Wilkens 86% 620
4 Welkins 86% 552
5 Willkins 88% 420
6 Walkens 71% 178

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The surname Wilkins is the most popular version of all its varients

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